BlueLightMuted

Purple Gentian

#8493CD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.98:1Fails

Black text

6.63:1AA

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About Purple Gentian

Purple Gentian (#8493CD) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 132, 147, 205 and its HSL value is 228°, 42%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Gentian, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8493CD · #CDBE84

Analogous

#84B8CD · #8493CD · #9A84CD

Triadic

#8493CD · #CD8493 · #93CD84

Split complementary

#8493CD · #CD9A84 · #B8CD84

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