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Orchid Shadow Soft

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#3F2F60
RGB
rgb(63, 47, 96)
HSL
hsl(260, 34%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(34%, 51%, 0%, 62%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
11.8:1AA
on black
1.8:1Fail
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About this color

Orchid Shadow Soft (#3F2F60) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 34% 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-soft: #3F2F60;
  --colorarchive-orchid-shadow-soft-hsl: hsl(260, 34%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-shadow-soft-rgb: rgb(63, 47, 96);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Dusk Soft
#4D3974 · hsl(260, 34%, 34%)
Darker companion
Orchid Nocturne Soft
#2D2244 · hsl(260, 34%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Shadow Soft
#4F602F · hsl(80, 34%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Shadow Soft
#4F2F60 · hsl(280, 34%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Iris Shadow Soft
#2F2F60 · hsl(240, 34%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Shadow Soft
#603F2F · hsl(20, 34%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Shadow Soft
#2F603F · hsl(140, 34%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Shadow Soft
#60582F · hsl(50, 34%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Shadow Soft
#37602F · hsl(110, 34%, 28%)
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Base: Orchid Shadow Soft #3F2F60
Lighter companion: Orchid Dusk Soft #4D3974
Darker companion: Orchid Nocturne Soft #2D2244
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Shadow Soft #4F602F
Analogous lead: Mulberry Shadow Soft #4F2F60
Analogous echo: Iris Shadow Soft #2F2F60
Triadic +120°: Ember Shadow Soft #603F2F
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Shadow Soft #2F603F
Split-comp +150°: Amber Shadow Soft #60582F
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Shadow Soft #37602F

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Dust
#41355A · hsl(260, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Orchid Dusk Soft
#4D3974 · hsl(260, 34%, 34%)
Nearby match
Orchid Nocturne Soft
#2D2244 · hsl(260, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Muted
#433B54 · hsl(260, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Orchid Dusk Dust
#4F406D · hsl(260, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Orchid Shadow Clear
#3B216E · hsl(260, 54%, 28%)

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
AAA11.3:1
Olive Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA11.3:1
Olive Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA11.3:1
Olive Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA11.4:1
Olive Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA11.5:1
Olive Veil Clear
#FBFDF7
AAA11.5:1
Olive Veil Vivid
#FBFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#3A3B55
Protanopia
#393957
Tritanopia
#3E4F4D
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