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Black Velvet

#221E38

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.02:1AAA

Black text

1.24:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#221E38) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 34, 30, 56 and its HSL value is 249°, 30%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 (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

#221E38 · #34381E

Analogous

#1E2738 · #221E38 · #2F1E38

Triadic

#221E38 · #38221E · #1E3822

Split complementary

#221E38 · #382F1E · #27381E

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