PurpleLightMuted

Perplexed

#BDB3C4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.02:1Fails

Black text

9.81:1AAA

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About Perplexed

Perplexed (#BDB3C4) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 179, 196 and its HSL value is 275°, 13%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (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

#BDB3C4 · #BAC4B3

Analogous

#B4B3C4 · #BDB3C4 · #C4B3C3

Triadic

#BDB3C4 · #C4BDB3 · #B3C4BD

Split complementary

#BDB3C4 · #C3C4B3 · #B3C4B4

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