NeutralLightMuted

Modern Lavender

#A9A8B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.44:1AAA

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About Modern Lavender

Modern Lavender (#A9A8B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 168, 181 and its HSL value is 245°, 8%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Modern Lavender, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A9A8B5 · #B4B5A8

Analogous

#A8AEB5 · #A9A8B5 · #AFA8B5

Triadic

#A9A8B5 · #B5A9A8 · #A8B5A9

Split complementary

#A9A8B5 · #B5AFA8 · #AEB5A8

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