PurpleLightMuted

Perplexed

#BDB4C2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.01:1Fails

Black text

9.87:1AAA

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About Perplexed

Perplexed (#BDB4C2) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 180, 194 and its HSL value is 279°, 10%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (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

#BDB4C2 · #B9C2B4

Analogous

#B6B4C2 · #BDB4C2 · #C2B4C0

Triadic

#BDB4C2 · #C2BDB4 · #B4C2BD

Split complementary

#BDB4C2 · #C0C2B4 · #B4C2B6

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