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Cut Velvet

#B695CA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.58:1Fails

Black text

7.67:1AAA

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About Cut Velvet

Cut Velvet (#B695CA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 182, 149, 202 and its HSL value is 277°, 33%, 69%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cut Velvet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B695CA · #A9CA95

Analogous

#9B95CA · #B695CA · #CA95C4

Triadic

#B695CA · #CAB695 · #95CAB6

Split complementary

#B695CA · #C4CA95 · #95CA9C

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