BlueMid-toneMuted

Crushed Velvet

#42509C

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.34:1AAA

Black text

2.70:1Fails

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About Crushed Velvet

Crushed Velvet (#42509C) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 66, 80, 156 and its HSL value is 231°, 41%, 44%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Crushed Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#42509C · #9C8E42

Analogous

#427D9C · #42509C · #61429C

Triadic

#42509C · #9C4250 · #509C42

Split complementary

#42509C · #9C6142 · #7D9C42

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