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Mulberry Shadow Faint

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#4A404F
RGB
rgb(74, 64, 79)
HSL
hsl(280, 10%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 69%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.8:1AA
on black
2.1:1Fail
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About this color

Mulberry Shadow Faint (#4A404F) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 10% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-mulberry-shadow-faint: #4A404F;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-shadow-faint-hsl: hsl(280, 10%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-shadow-faint-rgb: rgb(74, 64, 79);
}

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Lighter companion
Mulberry Dusk Faint
#5A4E5F · hsl(280, 10%, 34%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Nocturne Faint
#352E38 · hsl(280, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Shadow Faint
#454F40 · hsl(100, 10%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Shadow Faint
#4F404D · hsl(305, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Shadow Faint
#45404F · hsl(260, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Shadow Faint
#4F4A40 · hsl(40, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Shadow Faint
#404F4A · hsl(160, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Shadow Faint
#4C4F40 · hsl(70, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Shadow Faint
#404F43 · hsl(130, 10%, 28%)
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Base: Mulberry Shadow Faint #4A404F
Lighter companion: Mulberry Dusk Faint #5A4E5F
Darker companion: Mulberry Nocturne Faint #352E38
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Shadow Faint #454F40
Analogous lead: Mauve Shadow Faint #4F404D
Analogous echo: Orchid Shadow Faint #45404F
Triadic +120°: Apricot Shadow Faint #4F4A40
Triadic +240°: Teal Shadow Faint #404F4A
Split-comp +150°: Honey Shadow Faint #4C4F40
Split-comp +210°: Mint Shadow Faint #404F43

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Mulberry Shadow Muted
#4C3B54 · hsl(280, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Dusk Faint
#5A4E5F · hsl(280, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Nocturne Faint
#352E38 · hsl(280, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Shadow Dust
#4E355A · hsl(280, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Dusk Muted
#5C4766 · hsl(280, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Nocturne Muted
#362A3C · hsl(280, 18%, 20%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA9.4:1
Moss Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA9.5:1
Moss Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA9.4:1
Moss Veil Dust
#F9FBF9
AAA9.5:1
Moss Veil Soft
#F9FCF8
AAA9.6:1
Moss Veil Clear
#F9FDF7
AAA9.6:1
Moss Veil Vivid
#F9FEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#46474B
Protanopia
#46464C
Tritanopia
#4A4948
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