PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B49CD9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.20:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B49CD9) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 180, 156, 217 and its HSL value is 264°, 45%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (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

#B49CD9 · #C1D99C

Analogous

#9CA2D9 · #B49CD9 · #D39CD9

Triadic

#B49CD9 · #D9B49C · #9CD9B4

Split complementary

#B49CD9 · #D9D39C · #A2D99C

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