PurpleDarkMuted

Black Velvet

#261E32

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.98:1AAA

Black text

1.24:1Fails

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About Black Velvet

Black Velvet (#261E32) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 38, 30, 50 and its HSL value is 264°, 25%, 16%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (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

#261E32 · #2A321E

Analogous

#1E2032 · #261E32 · #301E32

Triadic

#261E32 · #32261E · #1E3226

Split complementary

#261E32 · #32301E · #20321E

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