PurpleLightMuted

Cut Velvet

#B196C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.61:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B196C9) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 150, 201 and its HSL value is 272°, 32%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (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

#B196C9 · #AEC996

Analogous

#9896C9 · #B196C9 · #C996C7

Triadic

#B196C9 · #C9B196 · #96C9B1

Split complementary

#B196C9 · #C7C996 · #96C998

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