PurpleLightMuted

Clary Sage

#C5BECE

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.81:1Fails

Black text

10.97:1AAA

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About Clary Sage

Clary Sage (#C5BECE) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 197, 190, 206 and its HSL value is 266°, 14%, 78%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Clary Sage, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#C5BECE · #C7CEBE

Analogous

#BEBFCE · #C5BECE · #CDBECE

Triadic

#C5BECE · #CEC5BE · #BECEC5

Split complementary

#C5BECE · #CECDBE · #BFCEBE

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