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Cut Velvet

#B291CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.69:1Fails

Black text

7.36:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B291CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 178, 145, 203 and its HSL value is 274°, 36%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (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

#B291CB · #AACB91

Analogous

#9591CB · #B291CB · #CB91C7

Triadic

#B291CB · #CBB291 · #91CBB2

Split complementary

#B291CB · #C7CB91 · #91CB95

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