PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B197DA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.53:1Fails

Black text

7.83:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B197DA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 151, 218 and its HSL value is 263°, 48%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (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

#B197DA · #C0DA97

Analogous

#979EDA · #B197DA · #D397DA

Triadic

#B197DA · #DAB197 · #97DAB1

Split complementary

#B197DA · #DAD397 · #9EDA97

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