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Black Velvet

#221E36

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.07:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#221E36) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 30, 54 and its HSL value is 250°, 29%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#221E36 · #32361E

Analogous

#1E2636 · #221E36 · #2E1E36

Triadic

#221E36 · #36221E · #1E3622

Split complementary

#221E36 · #362E1E · #26361E

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