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Cut Velvet

#B296C7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.60:1Fails

Black text

7.62:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B296C7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 178, 150, 199 and its HSL value is 274°, 30%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 (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

#B296C7 · #ABC796

Analogous

#9996C7 · #B296C7 · #C796C4

Triadic

#B296C7 · #C7B296 · #96C7B2

Split complementary

#B296C7 · #C4C796 · #96C799

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