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Courtly Purple

#B9ADC4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.13:1Fails

Black text

9.27:1AAA

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About Courtly Purple

Courtly Purple (#B9ADC4) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 185, 173, 196 and its HSL value is 271°, 16%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Courtly Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9ADC4 · #B8C4AD

Analogous

#AEADC4 · #B9ADC4 · #C4ADC3

Triadic

#B9ADC4 · #C4B9AD · #ADC4B9

Split complementary

#B9ADC4 · #C3C4AD · #ADC4AE

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