PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B79DDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.37:1Fails

Black text

8.34:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B79DDA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 183, 157, 218 and its HSL value is 266°, 45%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (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

#B79DDA · #C0DA9D

Analogous

#9DA1DA · #B79DDA · #D59DDA

Triadic

#B79DDA · #DAB79D · #9DDAB7

Split complementary

#B79DDA · #DAD69D · #A2DA9D

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