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Ode to Purple

#A699BE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.65:1Fails

Black text

7.47:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#A699BE) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 166, 153, 190 and its HSL value is 261°, 22%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ode to Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A699BE · #B1BE99

Analogous

#999FBE · #A699BE · #B899BE

Triadic

#A699BE · #BEA699 · #99BEA6

Split complementary

#A699BE · #BEB899 · #9FBE99

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