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Purple Velvet

#493D57

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.06:1AAA

Black text

1.97:1Fails

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About Purple Velvet

Purple Velvet (#493D57) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 73, 61, 87 and its HSL value is 268°, 18%, 29%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#493D57 · #4B573D

Analogous

#3D3E57 · #493D57 · #563D57

Triadic

#493D57 · #57493D · #3D5749

Split complementary

#493D57 · #57563D · #3E573D

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