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Black Orchid

#505261

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.72:1AAA

Black text

2.56:1Fails

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About Black Orchid

Black Orchid (#505261) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 80, 82, 97 and its HSL value is 233°, 10%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Orchid, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#505261 · #615F50

Analogous

#505B61 · #505261 · #565061

Triadic

#505261 · #615052 · #526150

Split complementary

#505261 · #615650 · #5B6150

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