PinkLightMuted

Purple Essence

#C5B1C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.01:1Fails

Black text

9.87:1AAA

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About Purple Essence

Purple Essence (#C5B1C5) is a light muted pink. Its RGB value is 197, 177, 197 and its HSL value is 300°, 15%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (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

#C5B1C5 · #B1C5B1

Analogous

#BBB1C5 · #C5B1C5 · #C5B1BB

Triadic

#C5B1C5 · #C5C5B1 · #B1C5C5

Split complementary

#C5B1C5 · #BBC5B1 · #B1C5BB

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