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Plum Shadow Muted

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#473B54
RGB
rgb(71, 59, 84)
HSL
hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 67%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
10.4:1AA
on black
2:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Shadow Muted (#473B54) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 18% 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-muted: #473B54;
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-muted-hsl: hsl(270, 18%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-muted-rgb: rgb(71, 59, 84);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766 · hsl(270, 18%, 34%)
Darker companion
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Shadow Muted
#47543B · hsl(90, 18%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Shadow Muted
#503B54 · hsl(290, 18%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Shadow Muted
#3D3B54 · hsl(245, 18%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Shadow Muted
#54473B · hsl(30, 18%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Shadow Muted
#3B5447 · hsl(150, 18%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Shadow Muted
#54543B · hsl(60, 18%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Shadow Muted
#3B543B · hsl(120, 18%, 28%)
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Base: Plum Shadow Muted #473B54
Lighter companion: Plum Dusk Muted #574766
Darker companion: Plum Nocturne Muted #332A3C
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Shadow Muted #47543B
Analogous lead: Magenta Shadow Muted #503B54
Analogous echo: Amethyst Shadow Muted #3D3B54
Triadic +120°: Coral Shadow Muted #54473B
Triadic +240°: Jade Shadow Muted #3B5447
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Shadow Muted #54543B
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Shadow Muted #3B543B

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Shadow Faint
#47404F · hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
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%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Soft
#472F60 · hsl(270, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Faint
#574E5F · hsl(270, 10%, 34%)

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
AAA9.9:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA10:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA10:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA10.1:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA10.1:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA10.2:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#43444D
Protanopia
#42424F
Tritanopia
#464A49
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