PurpleLightMuted

Cut Velvet

#B58DC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.77:1Fails

Black text

7.16:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B58DC6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 141, 198 and its HSL value is 282°, 33%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 (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

#B58DC6 · #9EC68D

Analogous

#998DC6 · #B58DC6 · #C68DBA

Triadic

#B58DC6 · #C6B58D · #8DC6B5

Split complementary

#B58DC6 · #BAC68D · #8DC699

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