BlueMid-toneMuted

Aster Purple

#8C86AE

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.42:1AA large

Black text

5.79:1AA

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About Aster Purple

Aster Purple (#8C86AE) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 134, 174 and its HSL value is 249°, 20%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Aster Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8C86AE · #A8AE86

Analogous

#8694AE · #8C86AE · #A086AE

Triadic

#8C86AE · #AE8C86 · #86AE8C

Split complementary

#8C86AE · #AEA086 · #94AE86

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