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Purple Velour

#511E5E

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.37:1AAA

Black text

1.60:1Fails

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About Purple Velour

Purple Velour (#511E5E) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 81, 30, 94 and its HSL value is 288°, 52%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Velour, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#511E5E · #2B5E1E

Analogous

#311E5E · #511E5E · #5E1E4B

Triadic

#511E5E · #5E511E · #1E5E51

Split complementary

#511E5E · #4B5E1E · #1E5E31

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