PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B59ADA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.44:1Fails

Black text

8.11:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B59ADA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 154, 218 and its HSL value is 265°, 46%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (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

#B59ADA · #BFDA9A

Analogous

#9A9FDA · #B59ADA · #D59ADA

Triadic

#B59ADA · #DAB59A · #9ADAB5

Split complementary

#B59ADA · #DAD59A · #9FDA9A

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