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Orchid Shadow Clear

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#3B216E
RGB
rgb(59, 33, 110)
HSL
hsl(260, 54%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(46%, 70%, 0%, 57%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
12.9:1AA
on black
1.6:1Fail
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About this color

Orchid Shadow Clear (#3B216E) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 54% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-clear: #3B216E;
  --colorarchive-orchid-shadow-clear-hsl: hsl(260, 54%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-shadow-clear-rgb: rgb(59, 33, 110);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Dusk Clear
#472886 · hsl(260, 54%, 34%)
Darker companion
Orchid Nocturne Clear
#2A174F · hsl(260, 54%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Shadow Clear
#546E21 · hsl(80, 54%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Shadow Clear
#54216E · hsl(280, 54%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Iris Shadow Clear
#21216E · hsl(240, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Shadow Clear
#6E3B21 · hsl(20, 54%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Shadow Clear
#216E3B · hsl(140, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Shadow Clear
#6E6121 · hsl(50, 54%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Shadow Clear
#2E6E21 · hsl(110, 54%, 28%)
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Base: Orchid Shadow Clear #3B216E
Lighter companion: Orchid Dusk Clear #472886
Darker companion: Orchid Nocturne Clear #2A174F
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Shadow Clear #546E21
Analogous lead: Mulberry Shadow Clear #54216E
Analogous echo: Iris Shadow Clear #21216E
Triadic +120°: Ember Shadow Clear #6E3B21
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Shadow Clear #216E3B
Split-comp +150°: Amber Shadow Clear #6E6121
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Shadow Clear #2E6E21

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Dusk Clear
#472886 · hsl(260, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Clear
#2A174F · hsl(260, 54%, 20%)
Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Soft
#3F2F60 · hsl(260, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Vivid
#36137C · hsl(260, 74%, 28%)
Nearby match
Orchid Ink Clear
#1D1037 · hsl(260, 54%, 14%)
Nearby match
Orchid Velvet Clear
#5831A5 · hsl(260, 54%, 42%)

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
AAA12.3:1
Olive Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA12.4:1
Olive Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA12.4:1
Olive Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA12.5:1
Olive Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA12.6:1
Olive Veil Clear
#FBFDF7
AAA12.7:1
Olive Veil Vivid
#FBFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#33355F
Protanopia
#323162
Tritanopia
#3A5754
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