PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B59AD4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.46:1Fails

Black text

8.05:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B59AD4) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 154, 212 and its HSL value is 268°, 40%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violet Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B59AD4 · #B9D49A

Analogous

#9A9CD4 · #B59AD4 · #D29AD4

Triadic

#B59AD4 · #D4B59A · #9AD4B5

Split complementary

#B59AD4 · #D4D29A · #9CD49A

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