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Cut Velvet

#B490CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.69:1Fails

Black text

7.35:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B490CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 180, 144, 203 and its HSL value is 277°, 36%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (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

#B490CB · #A7CB90

Analogous

#9790CB · #B490CB · #CB90C4

Triadic

#B490CB · #CBB490 · #90CBB4

Split complementary

#B490CB · #C4CB90 · #90CB97

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