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Plum Tone Faint

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#998FA3
RGB
rgb(153, 143, 163)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 36%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.1:1AA Large
on black
6.8:1AA
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About this color

Plum Tone Faint (#998FA3) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 10% saturation, 60% 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-tone-faint: #998FA3;
  --colorarchive-plum-tone-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-plum-tone-faint-rgb: rgb(153, 143, 163);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Darker companion
Plum Radiant Faint
#8A7E95 · hsl(270, 10%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Tone Faint
#99A38F · hsl(90, 10%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Tone Faint
#A08FA3 · hsl(290, 10%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Tone Faint
#918FA3 · hsl(245, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Tone Faint
#A3998F · hsl(30, 10%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Tone Faint
#8FA399 · hsl(150, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Tone Faint
#A3A38F · hsl(60, 10%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Tone Faint
#8FA38F · hsl(120, 10%, 60%)
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Base: Plum Tone Faint #998FA3
Lighter companion: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6
Darker companion: Plum Radiant Faint #8A7E95
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Tone Faint #99A38F
Analogous lead: Magenta Tone Faint #A08FA3
Analogous echo: Amethyst Tone Faint #918FA3
Triadic +120°: Coral Tone Faint #A3998F
Triadic +240°: Jade Tone Faint #8FA399
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Tone Faint #A3A38F
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Tone Faint #8FA38F

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Plum Tone Muted
#9987AB · hsl(270, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Faint
#8A7E95 · hsl(270, 10%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Dust
#997EB4 · hsl(270, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Muted
#8A759F · hsl(270, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Faint
#7A6E87 · hsl(270, 10%, 48%)

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
AA4.9:1
Lime Ink Faint
#242720
AA4.8:1
Lime Ink Muted
#242A1D
AA4.6:1
Lime Ink Dust
#242D1A
AA4.5:1
Lime Ink Soft
#243018
AA4.9:1
Olive Ink Faint
#252720
AA4.8:1
Olive Ink Muted
#262A1D

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#95969D
Protanopia
#95959E
Tritanopia
#999B9A
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