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Black Velvet

#231E33

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.09:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#231E33) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 35, 30, 51 and its HSL value is 254°, 26%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 (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

#231E33 · #2E331E

Analogous

#1E2433 · #231E33 · #2D1E33

Triadic

#231E33 · #33231E · #1E3323

Split complementary

#231E33 · #332D1E · #24331E

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