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Plum Ink Faint

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#242027
RGB
rgb(36, 32, 39)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 85%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16:1AA
on black
1.3:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Ink Faint (#242027) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 10% saturation, 14% 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-plum-ink-faint: #242027;
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-faint-rgb: rgb(36, 32, 39);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Ink Faint
#242720 · hsl(90, 10%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Ink Faint
#262027 · hsl(290, 10%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Ink Faint
#212027 · hsl(245, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Ink Faint
#272420 · hsl(30, 10%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Ink Faint
#202724 · hsl(150, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Ink Faint
#272720 · hsl(60, 10%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Ink Faint
#202720 · hsl(120, 10%, 14%)
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Base: Plum Ink Faint #242027
Lighter companion: Plum Nocturne Faint #332E38
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Ink Faint #242720
Analogous lead: Magenta Ink Faint #262027
Analogous echo: Amethyst Ink Faint #212027
Triadic +120°: Coral Ink Faint #272420
Triadic +240°: Jade Ink Faint #202724
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Ink Faint #272720
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Ink Faint #202720

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A · hsl(270, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Dust
#241A2D · hsl(270, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Faint
#47404F · hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Soft
#241830 · hsl(270, 34%, 14%)

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
AAA15.3:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA15.4:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA15.4:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA15.5:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA15.6:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA15.7:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#232325
Protanopia
#222225
Tritanopia
#242424
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