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Black Velvet

#221D34

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.24:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#221D34) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 29, 52 and its HSL value is 253°, 28%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#221D34 · #2F341D

Analogous

#1D2434 · #221D34 · #2D1D34

Triadic

#221D34 · #34221D · #1D3422

Split complementary

#221D34 · #342D1D · #24341D

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