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Cut Velvet

#B593CC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.62:1Fails

Black text

7.55:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B593CC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 147, 204 and its HSL value is 276°, 36%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 (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

#B593CC · #AACC93

Analogous

#9993CC · #B593CC · #CC93C7

Triadic

#B593CC · #CCB593 · #93CCB5

Split complementary

#B593CC · #C7CC93 · #93CC99

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