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Black Velvet

#261C32

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.22:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#261C32) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 38, 28, 50 and its HSL value is 267°, 28%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 (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

#261C32 · #28321C

Analogous

#1C1D32 · #261C32 · #311C32

Triadic

#261C32 · #32261C · #1C3226

Split complementary

#261C32 · #32311C · #1D321C

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