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Plum Ink Soft

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#241830
RGB
rgb(36, 24, 48)
HSL
hsl(270, 34%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 81%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
16.8:1AA
on black
1.2:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Ink Soft (#241830) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 34% 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-soft: #241830;
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-soft-hsl: hsl(270, 34%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-soft-rgb: rgb(36, 24, 48);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Ink Soft
#243018 · hsl(90, 34%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Ink Soft
#2C1830 · hsl(290, 34%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Ink Soft
#1A1830 · hsl(245, 34%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Ink Soft
#302418 · hsl(30, 34%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Ink Soft
#183024 · hsl(150, 34%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Ink Soft
#303018 · hsl(60, 34%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Ink Soft
#183018 · hsl(120, 34%, 14%)
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Base: Plum Ink Soft #241830
Lighter companion: Plum Nocturne Soft #332244
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Ink Soft #243018
Analogous lead: Magenta Ink Soft #2C1830
Analogous echo: Amethyst Ink Soft #1A1830
Triadic +120°: Coral Ink Soft #302418
Triadic +240°: Jade Ink Soft #183024
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Ink Soft #303018
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Ink Soft #183018

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Ink Dust
#241A2D · hsl(270, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
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Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A · hsl(270, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640 · hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Clear
#241037 · hsl(270, 54%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Soft
#472F60 · hsl(270, 34%, 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
AAA16.1:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA16.2:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA16.2:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA16.3:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA16.4:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA16.5:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

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Deuteranopia
#20212A
Protanopia
#1F1F2B
Tritanopia
#232727
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