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Purple Sand

#C9B3EA

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.89:1Fails

Black text

10.48:1AAA

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About Purple Sand

Purple Sand (#C9B3EA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 201, 179, 234 and its HSL value is 264°, 57%, 81%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Sand, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9B3EA · #D4EAB3

Analogous

#B3B9EA · #C9B3EA · #E4B3EA

Triadic

#C9B3EA · #EAC9B3 · #B3EAC9

Split complementary

#C9B3EA · #EAE4B3 · #B9EAB3

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