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Black Velvet

#232236

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.51:1AAA

Black text

1.28:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#232236) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 35, 34, 54 and its HSL value is 243°, 23%, 17%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (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

#232236 · #353622

Analogous

#222B36 · #232236 · #2D2236

Triadic

#232236 · #362322 · #223623

Split complementary

#232236 · #362D22 · #2B3622

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