PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B79DD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.38:1Fails

Black text

8.32:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B79DD8) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 183, 157, 216 and its HSL value is 266°, 43%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (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

#B79DD8 · #BED89D

Analogous

#9DA1D8 · #B79DD8 · #D59DD8

Triadic

#B79DD8 · #D8B79D · #9DD8B7

Split complementary

#B79DD8 · #D8D59D · #A1D89D

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