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Purple Essence

#C2B1CC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.01:1Fails

Black text

9.86:1AAA

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About Purple Essence

Purple Essence (#C2B1CC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 194, 177, 204 and its HSL value is 278°, 21%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Essence, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#C2B1CC · #BBCCB1

Analogous

#B4B1CC · #C2B1CC · #CCB1C9

Triadic

#C2B1CC · #CCC2B1 · #B1CCC2

Split complementary

#C2B1CC · #C9CCB1 · #B1CCB4

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