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Orchid Nocturne Vivid

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#260D59
RGB
rgb(38, 13, 89)
HSL
hsl(260, 74%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(57%, 85%, 0%, 65%)
Metrics
S 74% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16.4:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Orchid Nocturne Vivid (#260D59) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 74% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-vivid: #260D59;
  --colorarchive-orchid-nocturne-vivid-hsl: hsl(260, 74%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-nocturne-vivid-rgb: rgb(38, 13, 89);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Shadow Vivid
#36137C · hsl(260, 74%, 28%)
Darker companion
Orchid Ink Vivid
#1B093E · hsl(260, 74%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Nocturne Vivid
#40590D · hsl(80, 74%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Nocturne Vivid
#400D59 · hsl(280, 74%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Iris Nocturne Vivid
#0D0D59 · hsl(240, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Nocturne Vivid
#59260D · hsl(20, 74%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Nocturne Vivid
#0D5926 · hsl(140, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Nocturne Vivid
#594C0D · hsl(50, 74%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Nocturne Vivid
#1A590D · hsl(110, 74%, 20%)
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Base: Orchid Nocturne Vivid #260D59
Lighter companion: Orchid Shadow Vivid #36137C
Darker companion: Orchid Ink Vivid #1B093E
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Nocturne Vivid #40590D
Analogous lead: Mulberry Nocturne Vivid #400D59
Analogous echo: Iris Nocturne Vivid #0D0D59
Triadic +120°: Ember Nocturne Vivid #59260D
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Nocturne Vivid #0D5926
Split-comp +150°: Amber Nocturne Vivid #594C0D
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Nocturne Vivid #1A590D

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Ink Vivid
#1B093E · hsl(260, 74%, 14%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Bright
#25085E · hsl(260, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Vivid
#36137C · hsl(260, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Pure
#230462 · hsl(260, 92%, 20%)
Nearby match
Orchid Ink Bright
#1A0642 · hsl(260, 84%, 14%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Clear
#2A174F · hsl(260, 54%, 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
AAA15.8:1
Olive Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA16:1
Olive Veil Clear
#FBFDF7
AAA16:1
Olive Veil Vivid
#FBFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#1F204B
Protanopia
#1E1D4E
Tritanopia
#254442
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