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Violet Velvet

#B396DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.53:1Fails

Black text

7.84:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B396DC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 179, 150, 220 and its HSL value is 265°, 50%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B396DC · #BFDC96

Analogous

#969CDC · #B396DC · #D696DC

Triadic

#B396DC · #DCB396 · #96DCB3

Split complementary

#B396DC · #DCD696 · #9CDC96

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