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Plum Shadow Faint

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#47404F
RGB
rgb(71, 64, 79)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 69%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
9.9:1AA
on black
2.1:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Shadow Faint (#47404F) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 10% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-faint: #47404F;
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-faint-rgb: rgb(71, 64, 79);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Dusk Faint
#574E5F · hsl(270, 10%, 34%)
Darker companion
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Shadow Faint
#474F40 · hsl(90, 10%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Shadow Faint
#4C404F · hsl(290, 10%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Shadow Faint
#41404F · hsl(245, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Shadow Faint
#4F4740 · hsl(30, 10%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Shadow Faint
#404F47 · hsl(150, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Shadow Faint
#4F4F40 · hsl(60, 10%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Shadow Faint
#404F40 · hsl(120, 10%, 28%)
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Base: Plum Shadow Faint #47404F
Lighter companion: Plum Dusk Faint #574E5F
Darker companion: Plum Nocturne Faint #332E38
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Shadow Faint #474F40
Analogous lead: Magenta Shadow Faint #4C404F
Analogous echo: Amethyst Shadow Faint #41404F
Triadic +120°: Coral Shadow Faint #4F4740
Triadic +240°: Jade Shadow Faint #404F47
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Shadow Faint #4F4F40
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Shadow Faint #404F40

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54 · hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Faint
#574E5F · hsl(270, 10%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Dust
#47355A · hsl(270, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766 · hsl(270, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)

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
AAA9.5:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA9.6:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA9.6:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA9.6:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA9.7:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA9.7:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#44454B
Protanopia
#44444C
Tritanopia
#474948
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