PurpleLightMuted

Velour

#B9A9BF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.21:1Fails

Black text

8.95:1AAA

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About Velour

Velour (#B9A9BF) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 185, 169, 191 and its HSL value is 284°, 15%, 71%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Velour, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9A9BF · #AFBFA9

Analogous

#AEA9BF · #B9A9BF · #BFA9BA

Triadic

#B9A9BF · #BFB9A9 · #A9BFB9

Split complementary

#B9A9BF · #BABFA9 · #A9BFAE

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