PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B197DD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.52:1Fails

Black text

7.86:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B197DD) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 151, 221 and its HSL value is 262°, 51%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (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

#B197DD · #C3DD97

Analogous

#97A0DD · #B197DD · #D497DD

Triadic

#B197DD · #DDB197 · #97DDB1

Split complementary

#B197DD · #DDD497 · #A0DD97

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