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Violet Velvet

#AB9CDD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.46:1Fails

Black text

8.04:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#AB9CDD) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 171, 156, 221 and its HSL value is 254°, 49%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AB9CDD · #CEDD9C

Analogous

#9CAEDD · #AB9CDD · #CB9CDD

Triadic

#AB9CDD · #DDAB9C · #9CDDAB

Split complementary

#AB9CDD · #DDCB9C · #AEDD9C

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