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Violet Black

#49404B

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.91:1AAA

Black text

2.00:1Fails

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About Violet Black

Violet Black (#49404B) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 73, 64, 75 and its HSL value is 289°, 8%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Black, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#49404B · #424B40

Analogous

#43404B · #49404B · #4B4048

Triadic

#49404B · #4B4940 · #404B49

Split complementary

#49404B · #484B40 · #404B44

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