PurpleLightMuted

Cut Velvet

#B597CC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.54:1Fails

Black text

7.79:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B597CC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 151, 204 and its HSL value is 274°, 34%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (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

#B597CC · #AECC97

Analogous

#9B97CC · #B597CC · #CC97C8

Triadic

#B597CC · #CCB597 · #97CCB5

Split complementary

#B597CC · #C9CC97 · #97CC9A

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