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Plum Nocturne Faint

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#332E38
RGB
rgb(51, 46, 56)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(9%, 18%, 0%, 78%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
13.2:1AA
on black
1.6:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Nocturne Faint (#332E38) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 10% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-faint: #332E38;
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-faint-rgb: rgb(51, 46, 56);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Shadow Faint
#47404F · hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
Darker companion
Plum Ink Faint
#242027 · hsl(270, 10%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Nocturne Faint
#33382E · hsl(90, 10%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Nocturne Faint
#362E38 · hsl(290, 10%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Nocturne Faint
#2F2E38 · hsl(245, 10%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Nocturne Faint
#38332E · hsl(30, 10%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Nocturne Faint
#2E3833 · hsl(150, 10%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Nocturne Faint
#38382E · hsl(60, 10%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Nocturne Faint
#2E382E · hsl(120, 10%, 20%)
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Base: Plum Nocturne Faint #332E38
Lighter companion: Plum Shadow Faint #47404F
Darker companion: Plum Ink Faint #242027
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Nocturne Faint #33382E
Analogous lead: Magenta Nocturne Faint #362E38
Analogous echo: Amethyst Nocturne Faint #2F2E38
Triadic +120°: Coral Nocturne Faint #38332E
Triadic +240°: Jade Nocturne Faint #2E3833
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Nocturne Faint #38382E
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Nocturne Faint #2E382E

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Faint
#242027 · hsl(270, 10%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Faint
#47404F · hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640 · hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A · hsl(270, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54 · hsl(270, 18%, 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
AAA12.7:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA12.7:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA12.7:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA12.8:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA12.9:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA12.9:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#313235
Protanopia
#313136
Tritanopia
#333434
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