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Cut Velvet

#B295C8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.62:1Fails

Black text

7.57:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B295C8) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 178, 149, 200 and its HSL value is 274°, 32%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (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

#B295C8 · #ABC895

Analogous

#9995C8 · #B295C8 · #C895C4

Triadic

#B295C8 · #C8B295 · #95C8B2

Split complementary

#B295C8 · #C4C895 · #95C899

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