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Black Velvet

#241A35

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.48:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#241A35) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 36, 26, 53 and its HSL value is 262°, 34%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (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

#241A35 · #2B351A

Analogous

#1A1E35 · #241A35 · #311A35

Triadic

#241A35 · #35241A · #1A3524

Split complementary

#241A35 · #35311A · #1E351A

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