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Plum Veil Faint

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#FAF9FA
RGB
rgb(250, 249, 250)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 2%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.1:1Fail
on black
20:1AA
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About this color

Plum Veil Faint (#FAF9FA) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 10% saturation, 98% 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-veil-faint: #FAF9FA;
  --colorarchive-plum-veil-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-plum-veil-faint-rgb: rgb(250, 249, 250);
}

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Darker companion
Plum Whisper Faint
#F0EEF1 · hsl(270, 10%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(90, 10%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Veil Faint
#FAF9FA · hsl(290, 10%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Veil Faint
#F9F9FA · hsl(245, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(30, 10%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Veil Faint
#F9FAFA · hsl(150, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Veil Faint
#FAFAF9 · hsl(60, 10%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Veil Faint
#F9FAF9 · hsl(120, 10%, 98%)
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Base: Plum Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Darker companion: Plum Whisper Faint #F0EEF1
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Analogous lead: Magenta Veil Faint #FAF9FA
Analogous echo: Amethyst Veil Faint #F9F9FA
Triadic +120°: Coral Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Triadic +240°: Jade Veil Faint #F9FAFA
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Veil Faint #FAFAF9
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Veil Faint #F9FAF9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Whisper Faint
#F0EEF1 · hsl(270, 10%, 94%)
Nearby match
Plum Veil Muted
#FAF9FB · hsl(270, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Plum Mist Faint
#E6E3E8 · hsl(270, 10%, 90%)
Nearby match
Plum Whisper Muted
#F0EDF2 · hsl(270, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Plum Veil Dust
#FAF9FB · hsl(270, 26%, 98%)
Nearby match
Plum Mist Muted
#E6E1EA · hsl(270, 18%, 90%)

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
AAA8.1:1
Lime Shadow Faint
#474F40
AAA7.7:1
Lime Shadow Muted
#47543B
AAA7.2:1
Lime Shadow Dust
#475A35
AAA11.5:1
Lime Nocturne Faint
#33382E
AAA11:1
Lime Nocturne Muted
#333C2A
AAA10.5:1
Lime Nocturne Dust
#334026

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#FAFAFA
Protanopia
#FAFAFA
Tritanopia
#FAFAFA
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