PurpleDarkMuted

Black Velvet

#261D32

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.10:1AAA

Black text

1.23:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#261D32) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 38, 29, 50 and its HSL value is 266°, 27%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.10:1 (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

#261D32 · #29321D

Analogous

#1D1E32 · #261D32 · #311D32

Triadic

#261D32 · #32261D · #1D3226

Split complementary

#261D32 · #32311D · #1E321D

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