BlueLightMuted

Purple Gentian

#8495CD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.93:1Fails

Black text

6.75:1AA

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About Purple Gentian

Purple Gentian (#8495CD) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 132, 149, 205 and its HSL value is 226°, 42%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 (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

#8495CD · #CDBC84

Analogous

#84B9CD · #8495CD · #9884CD

Triadic

#8495CD · #CD8495 · #95CD84

Split complementary

#8495CD · #CD9884 · #B9CD84

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