PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B79BDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.22:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B79BDA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 183, 155, 218 and its HSL value is 267°, 46%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 (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

#B79BDA · #BEDA9B

Analogous

#9B9EDA · #B79BDA · #D79BDA

Triadic

#B79BDA · #DAB79B · #9BDAB7

Split complementary

#B79BDA · #DAD79B · #9EDA9B

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