PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BF8ACB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.27:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BF8ACB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 191, 138, 203 and its HSL value is 289°, 38%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violaceous, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#BF8ACB · #96CB8A

Analogous

#9F8ACB · #BF8ACB · #CB8AB6

Triadic

#BF8ACB · #CBBF8A · #8ACBBF

Split complementary

#BF8ACB · #B7CB8A · #8ACB9E

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