PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B49FDC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.42:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B49FDC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 180, 159, 220 and its HSL value is 261°, 47%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (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

#B49FDC · #C7DC9F

Analogous

#9FA8DC · #B49FDC · #D39FDC

Triadic

#B49FDC · #DCB49F · #9FDCB4

Split complementary

#B49FDC · #DCD39F · #A9DC9F

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