PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B89BDA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.24:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B89BDA) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 184, 155, 218 and its HSL value is 268°, 46%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (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

#B89BDA · #BDDA9B

Analogous

#9B9DDA · #B89BDA · #D89BDA

Triadic

#B89BDA · #DAB89B · #9BDAB8

Split complementary

#B89BDA · #DAD89B · #9DDA9B

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