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Midnight Velvet

#281E48

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.33:1AAA

Black text

1.29:1Fails

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About Midnight Velvet

Midnight Velvet (#281E48) is a dark muted blue. Its RGB value is 40, 30, 72 and its HSL value is 254°, 41%, 20%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Midnight Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#281E48 · #3E481E

Analogous

#1E2948 · #281E48 · #3D1E48

Triadic

#281E48 · #48281E · #1E4828

Split complementary

#281E48 · #483D1E · #29481E

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