PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B59FDC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.44:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B59FDC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 181, 159, 220 and its HSL value is 262°, 47%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (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

#B59FDC · #C6DC9F

Analogous

#9FA8DC · #B59FDC · #D39FDC

Triadic

#B59FDC · #DCB59F · #9FDCB5

Split complementary

#B59FDC · #DCD39F · #A8DC9F

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