PurpleLightMuted

Purple Essence

#C3B1C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.01:1Fails

Black text

9.85:1AAA

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About Purple Essence

Purple Essence (#C3B1C9) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 195, 177, 201 and its HSL value is 285°, 18%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (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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Complementary

#C3B1C9 · #B7C9B1

Analogous

#B7B1C9 · #C3B1C9 · #C9B1C3

Triadic

#C3B1C9 · #C9C3B1 · #B1C9C3

Split complementary

#C3B1C9 · #C3C9B1 · #B1C9B7

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