PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BF8CCB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.68:1Fails

Black text

7.38:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BF8CCB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 191, 140, 203 and its HSL value is 289°, 38%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (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

#BF8CCB · #98CB8C

Analogous

#A08CCB · #BF8CCB · #CB8CB7

Triadic

#BF8CCB · #CBBF8C · #8CCBBF

Split complementary

#BF8CCB · #B8CB8C · #8CCBA0

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