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Mulberry Silk Faint

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#B0A5B6
RGB
rgb(176, 165, 182)
HSL
hsl(280, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(3%, 9%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.9:1AA
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About this color

Mulberry Silk Faint (#B0A5B6) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 10% 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-faint: #B0A5B6;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(280, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(176, 165, 182);
}

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Lighter companion
Mulberry Bloom Faint
#C4BCC8 · hsl(280, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Tone Faint
#9C8FA3 · hsl(280, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Silk Faint
#ABB6A5 · hsl(100, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Silk Faint
#B6A5B4 · hsl(305, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Silk Faint
#ABA5B6 · hsl(260, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Silk Faint
#A5B6B0 · hsl(160, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Silk Faint
#B3B6A5 · hsl(70, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Silk Faint
#A5B6A8 · hsl(130, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Mulberry Silk Faint #B0A5B6
Lighter companion: Mulberry Bloom Faint #C4BCC8
Darker companion: Mulberry Tone Faint #9C8FA3
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Silk Faint #ABB6A5
Analogous lead: Mauve Silk Faint #B6A5B4
Analogous echo: Orchid Silk Faint #ABA5B6
Triadic +120°: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5
Triadic +240°: Teal Silk Faint #A5B6B0
Split-comp +150°: Honey Silk Faint #B3B6A5
Split-comp +210°: Mint Silk Faint #A5B6A8

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Muted
#B29FBC · hsl(280, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Faint
#9C8FA3 · hsl(280, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Bloom Faint
#C4BCC8 · hsl(280, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Dust
#B498C3 · hsl(280, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Muted
#9F87AB · hsl(280, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Bloom Muted
#C5B7CD · hsl(280, 18%, 76%)

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
AAA7:1
Scarlet Ink Clear
#371410
AAA7:1
Scarlet Ink Vivid
#3E0E09
AAA7:1
Crimson Ink Dust
#2D1A1A
AAA7:1
Crimson Ink Soft
#301818
AAA7.2:1
Crimson Ink Clear
#371010
AAA7.1:1
Crimson Ink Vivid
#3E0909

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#ACADB1
Protanopia
#ABABB2
Tritanopia
#AFAFAE
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