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Plum Shadow Soft

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#472F60
RGB
rgb(71, 47, 96)
HSL
hsl(270, 34%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 62%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
11.4:1AA
on black
1.8:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Shadow Soft (#472F60) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 34% 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-soft: #472F60;
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-soft-hsl: hsl(270, 34%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-soft-rgb: rgb(71, 47, 96);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Dusk Soft
#573974 · hsl(270, 34%, 34%)
Darker companion
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Shadow Soft
#47602F · hsl(90, 34%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Shadow Soft
#582F60 · hsl(290, 34%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Shadow Soft
#332F60 · hsl(245, 34%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Shadow Soft
#60472F · hsl(30, 34%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Shadow Soft
#2F6047 · hsl(150, 34%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Shadow Soft
#60602F · hsl(60, 34%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Shadow Soft
#2F602F · hsl(120, 34%, 28%)
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Base: Plum Shadow Soft #472F60
Lighter companion: Plum Dusk Soft #573974
Darker companion: Plum Nocturne Soft #332244
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Shadow Soft #47602F
Analogous lead: Magenta Shadow Soft #582F60
Analogous echo: Amethyst Shadow Soft #332F60
Triadic +120°: Coral Shadow Soft #60472F
Triadic +240°: Jade Shadow Soft #2F6047
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Shadow Soft #60602F
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Shadow Soft #2F602F

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Plum Shadow Dust
#47355A · hsl(270, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Soft
#573974 · hsl(270, 34%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54 · hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D · hsl(270, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Clear
#47216E · hsl(270, 54%, 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
AAA10.9:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA11:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA11:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA11:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA11.1:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA11.2:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#3F4155
Protanopia
#3E3E57
Tritanopia
#464F4D
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