PurpleLightMuted

Cut Velvet

#B295CA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.61:1Fails

Black text

7.58:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B295CA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 178, 149, 202 and its HSL value is 273°, 33%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (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

#B295CA · #ADCA95

Analogous

#9895CA · #B295CA · #CA95C7

Triadic

#B295CA · #CAB295 · #95CAB2

Split complementary

#B295CA · #C7CA95 · #95CA98

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