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Cut Velvet

#B294C7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.64:1Fails

Black text

7.50:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B294C7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 178, 148, 199 and its HSL value is 275°, 31%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (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

#B294C7 · #A9C794

Analogous

#9894C7 · #B294C7 · #C794C3

Triadic

#B294C7 · #C7B294 · #94C7B2

Split complementary

#B294C7 · #C3C794 · #94C798

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