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Purple Essence

#C4B1CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.00:1Fails

Black text

9.90:1AAA

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About Purple Essence

Purple Essence (#C4B1CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 196, 177, 203 and its HSL value is 284°, 20%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (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

#C4B1CB · #B8CBB1

Analogous

#B7B1CB · #C4B1CB · #CBB1C5

Triadic

#C4B1CB · #CBC4B1 · #B1CBC4

Split complementary

#C4B1CB · #C5CBB1 · #B1CBB7

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