Lighter companion
Orchid Bloom Soft
#BBADD7 · hsl(260, 34%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(164, 146, 201)
HSL
hsl(260, 34%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 21%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.8:1Fail
on black
7.5:1AA
About this color
Orchid Silk Soft (#A492C9) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 34% 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-soft: #A492C9; --colorarchive-orchid-silk-soft-hsl: hsl(260, 34%, 68%); --colorarchive-orchid-silk-soft-rgb: rgb(164, 146, 201); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Orchid Tone Soft
#8D76BC · hsl(260, 34%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Silk Soft
#B7C992 · hsl(80, 34%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Silk Soft
#B792C9 · hsl(280, 34%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Iris Silk Soft
#9292C9 · hsl(240, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Silk Soft
#C9A492 · hsl(20, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Silk Soft
#92C9A4 · hsl(140, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Silk Soft
#C9C092 · hsl(50, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Silk Soft
#9BC992 · hsl(110, 34%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Orchid Silk Soft #A492C9 Lighter companion: Orchid Bloom Soft #BBADD7 Darker companion: Orchid Tone Soft #8D76BC Complementary counterpoint: Olive Silk Soft #B7C992 Analogous lead: Mulberry Silk Soft #B792C9 Analogous echo: Iris Silk Soft #9292C9 Triadic +120°: Ember Silk Soft #C9A492 Triadic +240°: Seafoam Silk Soft #92C9A4 Split-comp +150°: Amber Silk Soft #C9C092 Split-comp +210°: Leaf Silk Soft #9BC992
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Dust
#A698C3 · hsl(260, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Tone Soft
#8D76BC · hsl(260, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Orchid Bloom Soft
#BBADD7 · hsl(260, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Muted
#A99FBC · hsl(260, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Clear
#9F81D9 · hsl(260, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Tone Dust
#907EB4 · hsl(260, 26%, 60%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#9E9FBB
Protanopia
#9D9CBE
Tritanopia
#A3B4B2
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