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Mulberry Velvet Faint
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Mulberry Velvet Faint

Purple · Hue 280
Metrics
S 10% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white5.8:1AAon black3.6:1AA Large
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About this color

Mulberry Velvet Faint (#6F6076) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 10% saturation, 42% 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-velvet-faint: #6F6076;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-velvet-faint-hsl: hsl(280, 10%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-velvet-faint-rgb: rgb(111, 96, 118);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

RoyalInnovativeImaginative
Common in

Streaming Services · Crypto & Web3 · Creative Tools

Pairs well with

Electric green for futuristic energy, white for clarity, dark gray for sophistication

Design tip

A bold primary choice for brands wanting to stand out. Purple differentiates — few major brands use it, making it memorable.

Cultural context ▶

Purple historically represents royalty and rarity (Tyrian purple was more expensive than gold). Today it signals innovation and imagination.

Color Origins

Purple family

The color of empire, twilight, and tech-luxury.

Heritage

Tyrian purple, extracted from the murex snail in Phoenicia, took some 12,000 snails to yield enough dye for the trim of a single garment and was the literal definition of expense — Roman law restricted who could wear it. Mauve, the first commercially successful synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by an 18-year-old chemistry student trying to make quinine — the discovery launched the synthetic-dye industry and helped give rise to its near relative, the pharmaceutical industry. Quinacridone violet is one of the modern fade-resistant purples.

Across cultures

In Catholic liturgy purple marks Lent and Advent — penance and preparation. In Japan murasaki (a deep violet) was reserved for the highest-ranking courtiers in the Heian period; The Tale of Genji's Lady Murasaki takes her name from it. Across Western culture purple is associated with royalty (because of Tyrian's cost) and, from the 1960s onward, with rock and psychedelia.

In the wild

Cadbury has spent years in court trying to protect its purple as a trademark. Yahoo and Twitch both use saturated purples as primary brand colors — the choice signals creative-tech where blue would signal corporate-tech. Prince's purple was so associated with him that his estate won a U.S. trademark registration for its own shade of it. Stripe's signature indigo (#635BFF) is a fintech brand color that steps away from trust-blue. The Lakers and the Minnesota Vikings both build their identities around purple and gold.

How it reads

Purple sits at the boundary of warm and cool — biologically, our eyes process it as a blend of red and blue rather than a single hue, which may be why it can feel slightly unstable or magical. It reads as premium, creative, slightly counterculture. Light purples (lavender, lilac) read as gentle and feminine in Western convention. Saturated purples read as luxurious, electronic, or theatrical. Deep purples read as nocturnal, regal, or somber. It tends to feel more at home in creative tools than in traditional finance.

This particular tone

A grounded mid-tone — sober, considered, well-suited to body text accents, editorial layouts, or any context where restraint reads as quality.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where many identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: The low saturation pulls this color toward earthen, vintage, or editorial palettes. It reads as confident and grown-up rather than playful, and it tolerates being used in large blocks without becoming visually noisy.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #6F6076.

  • Microsoftneutral
    Slate Gray · #737373
    →
  • Notionneutral
    Notion Gray · #787774
    →
  • Airbnbneutral
    Hof Gray · #484848
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #6F6076.

  • France (Paris)Zinc Roof Grey
    #5E6566 · Oxidized zinc roof tiles, central Paris
    →
  • IrelandAtlantic Slate
    #5A6770 · Cliff face + winter sea
    →
  • IcelandLopapeysa Sheep Brown
    #7C5A3A · Natural-dye Icelandic wool
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using purple and color in design.

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Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Mulberry Core Faint
#7E6E87 · hsl(280, 10%, 48%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Dusk Faint
#5A4E5F · hsl(280, 10%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Velvet Faint
#687660 · hsl(100, 10%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Velvet Faint
#766074 · hsl(305, 10%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Velvet Faint
#686076 · hsl(260, 10%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Velvet Faint
#766F60 · hsl(40, 10%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Velvet Faint
#60766F · hsl(160, 10%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Velvet Faint
#727660 · hsl(70, 10%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Velvet Faint
#607664 · hsl(130, 10%, 42%)
Export preview
Base: Mulberry Velvet Faint #6F6076
Lighter companion: Mulberry Core Faint #7E6E87
Darker companion: Mulberry Dusk Faint #5A4E5F
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Velvet Faint #687660
Analogous lead: Mauve Velvet Faint #766074
Analogous echo: Orchid Velvet Faint #686076
Triadic +120°: Apricot Velvet Faint #766F60
Triadic +240°: Teal Velvet Faint #60766F
Split-comp +150°: Honey Velvet Faint #727660
Split-comp +210°: Mint Velvet Faint #607664

Compare

See how Mulberry Velvet Faint compares side by side with related colors.

vsMulberry Core FaintvsMulberry Dusk FaintvsMoss Velvet FaintvsMauve Velvet FaintvsOrchid Velvet FaintvsApricot Velvet Faint

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

Search by hex
Nearby match
Mulberry Velvet Muted
#72587E · hsl(280, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Core Faint
#7E6E87 · hsl(280, 10%, 48%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Dusk Faint
#5A4E5F · hsl(280, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Velvet Dust
#744F87 · hsl(280, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Core Muted
#826490 · hsl(280, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Faint
#8E7E95 · hsl(280, 10%, 54%)

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
AA5.6:1
Moss Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AA5.6:1
Moss Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AA5.6:1
Moss Veil Dust
#F9FBF9
AA5.6:1
Moss Veil Soft
#F9FCF8
AA5.7:1
Moss Veil Clear
#F9FDF7
AA5.7:1
Moss Veil Vivid
#F9FEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#6A6B70
Protanopia
#696971
Tritanopia
#6E6D6C
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Mulberry Velvet Faint#6F6076 · hsl(280, 10%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Muted#72587E · hsl(280, 18%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Dust#744F87 · hsl(280, 26%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Soft#774790 · hsl(280, 34%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Clear#7E31A5 · hsl(280, 54%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Vivid#861CBA · hsl(280, 74%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Bright#8911C5 · hsl(280, 84%, 42%)Mulberry Velvet Pure#8C09CE · hsl(280, 92%, 42%)
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