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Plum Nocturne Muted

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#332A3C
RGB
rgb(51, 42, 60)
HSL
hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 76%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
13.7:1AA
on black
1.5:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Nocturne Muted (#332A3C) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 18% 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-muted: #332A3C;
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-muted-hsl: hsl(270, 18%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-muted-rgb: rgb(51, 42, 60);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54 · hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
Darker companion
Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A · hsl(270, 18%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Nocturne Muted
#333C2A · hsl(90, 18%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Nocturne Muted
#392A3C · hsl(290, 18%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Nocturne Muted
#2B2A3C · hsl(245, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Nocturne Muted
#3C332A · hsl(30, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Nocturne Muted
#2A3C33 · hsl(150, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Nocturne Muted
#3C3C2A · hsl(60, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Nocturne Muted
#2A3C2A · hsl(120, 18%, 20%)
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Base: Plum Nocturne Muted #332A3C
Lighter companion: Plum Shadow Muted #473B54
Darker companion: Plum Ink Muted #241D2A
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Nocturne Muted #333C2A
Analogous lead: Magenta Nocturne Muted #392A3C
Analogous echo: Amethyst Nocturne Muted #2B2A3C
Triadic +120°: Coral Nocturne Muted #3C332A
Triadic +240°: Jade Nocturne Muted #2A3C33
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Nocturne Muted #3C3C2A
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Nocturne Muted #2A3C2A

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
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%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Faint
#242027 · hsl(270, 10%, 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
AAA13.1:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA13.2:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA13.2:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA13.2:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA13.3:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA13.4:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#303037
Protanopia
#2F2F38
Tritanopia
#333534
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