PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B59BD7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.43:1Fails

Black text

8.14:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B59BD7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 155, 215 and its HSL value is 266°, 43%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (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

#B59BD7 · #BDD79B

Analogous

#9B9FD7 · #B59BD7 · #D39BD7

Triadic

#B59BD7 · #D7B59B · #9BD7B5

Split complementary

#B59BD7 · #D7D39B · #9FD79B

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