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Blue Velvet Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Blue Velvet (#0D6183), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#0D6183
#84172C
#886806
#02273A
#C9133E

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Blue Velvet#0D618313, 97, 131197°, 82%, 28%90, 26, 0, 49
Sweet Cherry Red#84172C132, 23, 44348°, 70%, 30%0, 83, 67, 48
Muddy Brown#886806136, 104, 645°, 92%, 28%0, 24, 96, 47
Murky Depths#02273A2, 39, 58200°, 93%, 12%97, 33, 0, 77
Ski Patrol#C9133E201, 19, 62346°, 83%, 43%0, 91, 69, 21

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #886806 on #02273A2.98:1—
Aa #02273A on #C9133E2.69:1—
Aa #0D6183 on #02273A2.26:1—
Aa #84172C on #8868061.88:1—
Aa #84172C on #C9133E1.70:1—
Aa #84172C on #02273A1.58:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #0d6183; /* Blue Velvet */
  --color-2: #84172c; /* Sweet Cherry Red */
  --color-3: #886806; /* Muddy Brown */
  --color-4: #02273a; /* Murky Depths */
  --color-5: #c9133e; /* Ski Patrol */
}

Other schemes from Blue Velvet

More Dark Blue split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Blue Velvet?

In a split-complementary scheme: Sweet Cherry Red (#84172C), Muddy Brown (#886806), Murky Depths (#02273A), Ski Patrol (#C9133E).

What is the hex code of Blue Velvet?

#0D6183.