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Violet Velvet

#B199DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.48:1Fails

Black text

7.98:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B199DC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 177, 153, 220 and its HSL value is 261°, 49%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (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

#B199DC · #C4DC99

Analogous

#99A2DC · #B199DC · #D399DC

Triadic

#B199DC · #DCB199 · #99DCB1

Split complementary

#B199DC · #DCD399 · #A2DC99

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