PurpleLightMuted

Violet Velvet

#B89BDB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.40:1Fails

Black text

8.25:1AAA

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About Violet Velvet

Violet Velvet (#B89BDB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 184, 155, 219 and its HSL value is 267°, 47%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (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

#B89BDB · #BEDB9B

Analogous

#9B9EDB · #B89BDB · #D89BDB

Triadic

#B89BDB · #DBB89B · #9BDBB8

Split complementary

#B89BDB · #DBD89B · #9EDB9B

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