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Plum Silk Clear

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#AD81D9
RGB
rgb(173, 129, 217)
HSL
hsl(270, 54%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 15%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3:1AA Large
on black
6.9:1AA
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About this color

Plum Silk Clear (#AD81D9) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 54% saturation, 68% 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-silk-clear: #AD81D9;
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-clear-hsl: hsl(270, 54%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-clear-rgb: rgb(173, 129, 217);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Bloom Clear
#C2A1E3 · hsl(270, 54%, 76%)
Darker companion
Plum Tone Clear
#9962D0 · hsl(270, 54%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Silk Clear
#ADD981 · hsl(90, 54%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Silk Clear
#CB81D9 · hsl(290, 54%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Silk Clear
#8981D9 · hsl(245, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Silk Clear
#D9AD81 · hsl(30, 54%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Silk Clear
#81D9AD · hsl(150, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Silk Clear
#D9D981 · hsl(60, 54%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Silk Clear
#81D981 · hsl(120, 54%, 68%)
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Base: Plum Silk Clear #AD81D9
Lighter companion: Plum Bloom Clear #C2A1E3
Darker companion: Plum Tone Clear #9962D0
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Silk Clear #ADD981
Analogous lead: Magenta Silk Clear #CB81D9
Analogous echo: Amethyst Silk Clear #8981D9
Triadic +120°: Coral Silk Clear #D9AD81
Triadic +240°: Jade Silk Clear #81D9AD
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Silk Clear #D9D981
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Silk Clear #81D981

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Tone Clear
#9962D0 · hsl(270, 54%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Bloom Clear
#C2A1E3 · hsl(270, 54%, 76%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Soft
#AD92C9 · hsl(270, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Vivid
#AD71EA · hsl(270, 74%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Clear
#8A4AC9 · hsl(270, 54%, 54%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Clear
#9F81D9 · hsl(260, 54%, 68%)

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
AA5:1
Lime Ink Faint
#242720
AA4.9:1
Lime Ink Muted
#242A1D
AA4.7:1
Lime Ink Dust
#242D1A
AA4.6:1
Lime Ink Soft
#243018
AA5:1
Olive Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.8:1
Olive Ink Muted
#262A1D

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#9EA1C4
Protanopia
#9C9CC8
Tritanopia
#ABBAB6
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