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Mulberry Tone Faint

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#9C8FA3
RGB
rgb(156, 143, 163)
HSL
hsl(280, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 12%, 0%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.1:1AA Large
on black
6.9:1AA
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About this color

Mulberry Tone Faint (#9C8FA3) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 10% saturation, 60% 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-tone-faint: #9C8FA3;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(280, 10%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(156, 143, 163);
}

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Lighter companion
Mulberry Silk Faint
#B0A5B6 · hsl(280, 10%, 68%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Radiant Faint
#8E7E95 · hsl(280, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Tone Faint
#96A38F · hsl(100, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Tone Faint
#A38FA2 · hsl(305, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Tone Faint
#968FA3 · hsl(260, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Tone Faint
#A39C8F · hsl(40, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Tone Faint
#8FA39C · hsl(160, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Tone Faint
#A0A38F · hsl(70, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Tone Faint
#8FA392 · hsl(130, 10%, 60%)
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Base: Mulberry Tone Faint #9C8FA3
Lighter companion: Mulberry Silk Faint #B0A5B6
Darker companion: Mulberry Radiant Faint #8E7E95
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Tone Faint #96A38F
Analogous lead: Mauve Tone Faint #A38FA2
Analogous echo: Orchid Tone Faint #968FA3
Triadic +120°: Apricot Tone Faint #A39C8F
Triadic +240°: Teal Tone Faint #8FA39C
Split-comp +150°: Honey Tone Faint #A0A38F
Split-comp +210°: Mint Tone Faint #8FA392

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Muted
#9F87AB · hsl(280, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Faint
#8E7E95 · hsl(280, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Faint
#B0A5B6 · hsl(280, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Dust
#A27EB4 · hsl(280, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Muted
#91759F · hsl(280, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Core Faint
#7E6E87 · hsl(280, 10%, 48%)

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
AA5:1
Moss Ink Faint
#232720
AA4.8:1
Moss Ink Muted
#222A1D
AA4.7:1
Moss Ink Dust
#212D1A
AA4.6:1
Moss Ink Soft
#203018
AA5:1
Lime Ink Faint
#242720
AA4.8:1
Lime Ink Muted
#242A1D

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#97989D
Protanopia
#97969E
Tritanopia
#9B9B9A
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