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Black Velvet

#232231

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.62:1AAA

Black text

1.27:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#232231) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 35, 34, 49 and its HSL value is 244°, 18%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.62:1 (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

#232231 · #303122

Analogous

#222931 · #232231 · #2A2231

Triadic

#232231 · #312322 · #223123

Split complementary

#232231 · #312B22 · #293122

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