PurpleDarkMuted

Black Velvet

#251D33

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.13:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#251D33) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 37, 29, 51 and its HSL value is 262°, 28%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 (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

#251D33 · #2B331D

Analogous

#1D2033 · #251D33 · #301D33

Triadic

#251D33 · #33251D · #1D3325

Split complementary

#251D33 · #33301D · #20331D

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