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Black Velvet

#261C33

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.20:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#261C33) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 38, 28, 51 and its HSL value is 266°, 29%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (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

#261C33 · #29331C

Analogous

#1C1D33 · #261C33 · #321C33

Triadic

#261C33 · #33261C · #1C3326

Split complementary

#261C33 · #33321C · #1D331C

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