PurpleLightMuted

Perplexed

#BDB1C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.67:1AAA

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About Perplexed

Perplexed (#BDB1C5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 177, 197 and its HSL value is 276°, 15%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Perplexed, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BDB1C5 · #B9C5B1

Analogous

#B3B1C5 · #BDB1C5 · #C5B1C3

Triadic

#BDB1C5 · #C5BDB1 · #B1C5BD

Split complementary

#BDB1C5 · #C3C5B1 · #B1C5B3

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