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Orchid Silk Clear

Purple · Hue 260
Hex
#9F81D9
RGB
rgb(159, 129, 217)
HSL
hsl(260, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(27%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.2:1AA Large
on black
6.6:1AA
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About this color

Orchid Silk Clear (#9F81D9) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 54% saturation, 68% 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-silk-clear: #9F81D9;
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(260, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(159, 129, 217);
}

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Lighter companion
Orchid Bloom Clear
#B7A1E3 · hsl(260, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Orchid Tone Clear
#8762D0 · hsl(260, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Silk Clear
#BCD981 · hsl(80, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Silk Clear
#BC81D9 · hsl(280, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Iris Silk Clear
#8181D9 · hsl(240, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Silk Clear
#D99F81 · hsl(20, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Silk Clear
#81D99F · hsl(140, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Silk Clear
#D9CB81 · hsl(50, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Silk Clear
#90D981 · hsl(110, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Orchid Silk Clear #9F81D9
Lighter companion: Orchid Bloom Clear #B7A1E3
Darker companion: Orchid Tone Clear #8762D0
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Silk Clear #BCD981
Analogous lead: Mulberry Silk Clear #BC81D9
Analogous echo: Iris Silk Clear #8181D9
Triadic +120°: Ember Silk Clear #D99F81
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Silk Clear #81D99F
Split-comp +150°: Amber Silk Clear #D9CB81
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Silk Clear #90D981

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Orchid Tone Clear
#8762D0 · hsl(260, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Orchid Bloom Clear
#B7A1E3 · hsl(260, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Soft
#A492C9 · hsl(260, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Vivid
#9971EA · hsl(260, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Radiant Clear
#754AC9 · hsl(260, 54%, 54%)
Nearby match
Violet Silk Clear
#9081D9 · hsl(250, 54%, 68%)

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
AA4.8:1
Olive Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.6:1
Olive Ink Muted
#262A1D
AA4.5:1
Olive Ink Dust
#272D1A
AA4.8:1
Chartreuse Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.6:1
Chartreuse Ink Muted
#272A1D
AA4.5:1
Chartreuse Ink Dust
#282D1A

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#9597C4
Protanopia
#9393C8
Tritanopia
#9EBAB6
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