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Orchid Ink Muted

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#221D2A
RGB
rgb(34, 29, 42)
HSL
hsl(260, 18%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 84%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16.4:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Orchid Ink Muted (#221D2A) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 18% saturation, 14% 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-orchid-ink-muted: #221D2A;
  --colorarchive-orchid-ink-muted-hsl: hsl(260, 18%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-ink-muted-rgb: rgb(34, 29, 42);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Nocturne Muted
#302A3C · hsl(260, 18%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Ink Muted
#262A1D · hsl(80, 18%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Ink Muted
#261D2A · hsl(280, 18%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Iris Ink Muted
#1D1D2A · hsl(240, 18%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Ink Muted
#2A221D · hsl(20, 18%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Ink Muted
#1D2A22 · hsl(140, 18%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Ink Muted
#2A281D · hsl(50, 18%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Ink Muted
#1F2A1D · hsl(110, 18%, 14%)
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Base: Orchid Ink Muted #221D2A
Lighter companion: Orchid Nocturne Muted #302A3C
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Ink Muted #262A1D
Analogous lead: Mulberry Ink Muted #261D2A
Analogous echo: Iris Ink Muted #1D1D2A
Triadic +120°: Ember Ink Muted #2A221D
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Ink Muted #1D2A22
Split-comp +150°: Amber Ink Muted #2A281D
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Ink Muted #1F2A1D

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Nearby match
Orchid Ink Faint
#232027 · hsl(260, 10%, 14%)
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Orchid Ink Dust
#211A2D · hsl(260, 26%, 14%)
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Orchid Nocturne Muted
#302A3C · hsl(260, 18%, 20%)
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Orchid Ink Soft
#201830 · hsl(260, 34%, 14%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Faint
#312E38 · hsl(260, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Dust
#2F2640 · hsl(260, 26%, 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
AAA15.7:1
Olive Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA15.8:1
Olive Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA15.8:1
Olive Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA15.9:1
Olive Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA16:1
Olive Veil Clear
#FBFDF7
AAA16.1:1
Olive Veil Vivid
#FBFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#202127
Protanopia
#202027
Tritanopia
#222524
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