PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B39CD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.18:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B39CD9) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 179, 156, 217 and its HSL value is 263°, 45%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B39CD9 · #C2D99C

Analogous

#9CA4D9 · #B39CD9 · #D19CD9

Triadic

#B39CD9 · #D9B39C · #9CD9B3

Split complementary

#B39CD9 · #D9D19C · #A4D99C

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