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Mulberry Silk Clear

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#BC81D9
RGB
rgb(188, 129, 217)
HSL
hsl(280, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.9:1Fail
on black
7.3:1AA
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About this color

Mulberry Silk Clear (#BC81D9) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 54% saturation, 68% 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-silk-clear: #BC81D9;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(280, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(188, 129, 217);
}

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Lighter companion
Mulberry Bloom Clear
#CDA1E3 · hsl(280, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Tone Clear
#AB62D0 · hsl(280, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Silk Clear
#9FD981 · hsl(100, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Silk Clear
#D981D2 · hsl(305, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Silk Clear
#9F81D9 · hsl(260, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Silk Clear
#D9BC81 · hsl(40, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Silk Clear
#81D9BC · hsl(160, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Silk Clear
#CBD981 · hsl(70, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Silk Clear
#81D990 · hsl(130, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Mulberry Silk Clear #BC81D9
Lighter companion: Mulberry Bloom Clear #CDA1E3
Darker companion: Mulberry Tone Clear #AB62D0
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Silk Clear #9FD981
Analogous lead: Mauve Silk Clear #D981D2
Analogous echo: Orchid Silk Clear #9F81D9
Triadic +120°: Apricot Silk Clear #D9BC81
Triadic +240°: Teal Silk Clear #81D9BC
Split-comp +150°: Honey Silk Clear #CBD981
Split-comp +210°: Mint Silk Clear #81D990

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Clear
#AB62D0 · hsl(280, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Bloom Clear
#CDA1E3 · hsl(280, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Soft
#B792C9 · hsl(280, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Vivid
#C271EA · hsl(280, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Clear
#9F4AC9 · hsl(280, 54%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Clear
#AD81D9 · hsl(270, 54%, 68%)

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
AA5.3:1
Moss Ink Faint
#232720
AA5.1:1
Moss Ink Muted
#222A1D
AA5:1
Moss Ink Dust
#212D1A
AA4.9:1
Moss Ink Soft
#203018
AA4.5:1
Moss Ink Clear
#1D3710
AA5.3:1
Lime Ink Faint
#242720

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#A9ADC4
Protanopia
#A6A5C8
Tritanopia
#BABAB6
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