PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B597DC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.49:1Fails

Black text

7.94:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B597DC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 151, 220 and its HSL value is 266°, 50%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (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

#B597DC · #BEDC97

Analogous

#979CDC · #B597DC · #D897DC

Triadic

#B597DC · #DCB597 · #97DCB5

Split complementary

#B597DC · #DCD897 · #9CDC97

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