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Orchid Mist Faint

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#E5E3E8
RGB
rgb(229, 227, 232)
HSL
hsl(260, 10%, 90%)
CMYK
cmyk(1%, 2%, 0%, 9%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 90%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.3:1Fail
on black
16.5:1AA
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About this color

Orchid Mist Faint (#E5E3E8) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 10% saturation, 90% 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-mist-faint: #E5E3E8;
  --colorarchive-orchid-mist-faint-hsl: hsl(260, 10%, 90%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-mist-faint-rgb: rgb(229, 227, 232);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(260, 10%, 94%)
Darker companion
Orchid Pearl Faint
#D5D2DA · hsl(260, 10%, 84%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Mist Faint
#E6E8E3 · hsl(80, 10%, 90%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Mist Faint
#E6E3E8 · hsl(280, 10%, 90%)
Analogous echo
Iris Mist Faint
#E3E3E8 · hsl(240, 10%, 90%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Mist Faint
#E8E5E3 · hsl(20, 10%, 90%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Mist Faint
#E3E8E5 · hsl(140, 10%, 90%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Mist Faint
#E8E7E3 · hsl(50, 10%, 90%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Mist Faint
#E4E8E3 · hsl(110, 10%, 90%)
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Base: Orchid Mist Faint #E5E3E8
Lighter companion: Orchid Whisper Faint #EFEEF1
Darker companion: Orchid Pearl Faint #D5D2DA
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Mist Faint #E6E8E3
Analogous lead: Mulberry Mist Faint #E6E3E8
Analogous echo: Iris Mist Faint #E3E3E8
Triadic +120°: Ember Mist Faint #E8E5E3
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Mist Faint #E3E8E5
Split-comp +150°: Amber Mist Faint #E8E7E3
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Mist Faint #E4E8E3

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Whisper Faint
#EFEEF1 · hsl(260, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Orchid Mist Muted
#E4E1EA · hsl(260, 18%, 90%)
Nearby match
Orchid Pearl Faint
#D5D2DA · hsl(260, 10%, 84%)
Nearby match
Orchid Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(260, 10%, 98%)
Nearby match
Orchid Whisper Muted
#EFEDF2 · hsl(260, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Orchid Mist Dust
#E3DFEC · hsl(260, 26%, 90%)

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
AAA9.4:1
Olive Nocturne Faint
#35382E
AAA9:1
Olive Nocturne Muted
#363C2A
AAA8.6:1
Olive Nocturne Dust
#374026
AAA8.1:1
Olive Nocturne Soft
#394422
AAA7.1:1
Olive Nocturne Clear
#3C4F17
AAA11.9:1
Olive Ink Faint
#252720

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#E4E4E7
Protanopia
#E4E4E7
Tritanopia
#E5E6E6
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