PurpleLightMuted

Pale Violet

#C9C2D6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.73:1Fails

Black text

11.47:1AAA

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About Pale Violet

Pale Violet (#C9C2D6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 201, 194, 214 and its HSL value is 261°, 20%, 80%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pale Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C9C2D6 · #CFD6C2

Analogous

#C2C5D6 · #C9C2D6 · #D3C2D6

Triadic

#C9C2D6 · #D6C9C2 · #C2D6C9

Split complementary

#C9C2D6 · #D6D3C2 · #C5D6C2

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