PurpleLightMuted

Cut Velvet

#B195C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.62:1Fails

Black text

7.54:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B195C8) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 149, 200 and its HSL value is 273°, 32%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cut Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B195C8 · #ACC895

Analogous

#9895C8 · #B195C8 · #C895C5

Triadic

#B195C8 · #C8B195 · #95C8B1

Split complementary

#B195C8 · #C5C895 · #95C898

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