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Plum Tone Soft

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#9976BC
RGB
rgb(153, 118, 188)
HSL
hsl(270, 34%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 26%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.7:1AA Large
on black
5.7:1AA
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About this color

Plum Tone Soft (#9976BC) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 34% 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-soft: #9976BC;
  --colorarchive-plum-tone-soft-hsl: hsl(270, 34%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-plum-tone-soft-rgb: rgb(153, 118, 188);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Silk Soft
#AD92C9 · hsl(270, 34%, 68%)
Darker companion
Plum Radiant Soft
#8A62B2 · hsl(270, 34%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Tone Soft
#99BC76 · hsl(90, 34%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Tone Soft
#B076BC · hsl(290, 34%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Tone Soft
#7C76BC · hsl(245, 34%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Tone Soft
#BC9976 · hsl(30, 34%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Tone Soft
#76BC99 · hsl(150, 34%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Tone Soft
#BCBC76 · hsl(60, 34%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Tone Soft
#76BC76 · hsl(120, 34%, 60%)
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Base: Plum Tone Soft #9976BC
Lighter companion: Plum Silk Soft #AD92C9
Darker companion: Plum Radiant Soft #8A62B2
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Tone Soft #99BC76
Analogous lead: Magenta Tone Soft #B076BC
Analogous echo: Amethyst Tone Soft #7C76BC
Triadic +120°: Coral Tone Soft #BC9976
Triadic +240°: Jade Tone Soft #76BC99
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Tone Soft #BCBC76
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Tone Soft #76BC76

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Tone Dust
#997EB4 · hsl(270, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Soft
#8A62B2 · hsl(270, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Soft
#AD92C9 · hsl(270, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Muted
#9987AB · hsl(270, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Dust
#8A6BA8 · hsl(270, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Soft
#7A51A4 · hsl(270, 34%, 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
AA4.5:1
Scarlet Ink Clear
#371410
AA4.5:1
Scarlet Ink Vivid
#3E0E09
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Dust
#2D1A1A
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Soft
#301818
AA4.6:1
Crimson Ink Clear
#371010
AA4.5:1
Crimson Ink Vivid
#3E0909

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#8D90AB
Protanopia
#8B8BAE
Tritanopia
#97A2A0
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