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Plum Silk Soft

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#AD92C9
RGB
rgb(173, 146, 201)
HSL
hsl(270, 34%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 21%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.7:1Fail
on black
7.7:1AA
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About this color

Plum Silk Soft (#AD92C9) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 34% 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-soft: #AD92C9;
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-soft-hsl: hsl(270, 34%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-soft-rgb: rgb(173, 146, 201);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Bloom Soft
#C2ADD7 · hsl(270, 34%, 76%)
Darker companion
Plum Tone Soft
#9976BC · hsl(270, 34%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Silk Soft
#ADC992 · hsl(90, 34%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Silk Soft
#C092C9 · hsl(290, 34%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Silk Soft
#9692C9 · hsl(245, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Silk Soft
#C9AD92 · hsl(30, 34%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Silk Soft
#92C9AD · hsl(150, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Silk Soft
#C9C992 · hsl(60, 34%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Silk Soft
#92C992 · hsl(120, 34%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Plum Silk Soft #AD92C9
Lighter companion: Plum Bloom Soft #C2ADD7
Darker companion: Plum Tone Soft #9976BC
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Silk Soft #ADC992
Analogous lead: Magenta Silk Soft #C092C9
Analogous echo: Amethyst Silk Soft #9692C9
Triadic +120°: Coral Silk Soft #C9AD92
Triadic +240°: Jade Silk Soft #92C9AD
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Silk Soft #C9C992
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Silk Soft #92C992

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Silk Dust
#AD98C3 · hsl(270, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Soft
#9976BC · hsl(270, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Bloom Soft
#C2ADD7 · hsl(270, 34%, 76%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Muted
#AD9FBC · hsl(270, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Clear
#AD81D9 · hsl(270, 54%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Dust
#997EB4 · hsl(270, 26%, 60%)

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
AAA7:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642
AAA7:1
Iris Ink Pure
#030345
AAA7:1
Amethyst Ink Pure
#080345
AA5.6:1
Lime Ink Faint
#242720
AA5.4:1
Lime Ink Muted
#242A1D
AA5.3:1
Lime Ink Dust
#242D1A

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A4A5BB
Protanopia
#A2A2BE
Tritanopia
#ACB4B2
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