PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B499DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.46:1Fails

Black text

8.04:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B499DC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 180, 153, 220 and its HSL value is 264°, 49%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (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

#B499DC · #C1DC99

Analogous

#99A0DC · #B499DC · #D599DC

Triadic

#B499DC · #DCB499 · #99DCB4

Split complementary

#B499DC · #DCD599 · #A0DC99

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