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Plum Velvet Clear

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#6B31A5
RGB
rgb(107, 49, 165)
HSL
hsl(270, 54%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(35%, 70%, 0%, 35%)
Metrics
S 54% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
8.1:1AA
on black
2.6:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Velvet Clear (#6B31A5) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 54% saturation, 42% 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-velvet-clear: #6B31A5;
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-clear-hsl: hsl(270, 54%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-clear-rgb: rgb(107, 49, 165);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Core Clear
#7A38BC · hsl(270, 54%, 48%)
Darker companion
Plum Dusk Clear
#572886 · hsl(270, 54%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Velvet Clear
#6BA531 · hsl(90, 54%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Velvet Clear
#9231A5 · hsl(290, 54%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Velvet Clear
#3B31A5 · hsl(245, 54%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Velvet Clear
#A56B31 · hsl(30, 54%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Velvet Clear
#31A56B · hsl(150, 54%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Velvet Clear
#A5A531 · hsl(60, 54%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Velvet Clear
#31A531 · hsl(120, 54%, 42%)
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Base: Plum Velvet Clear #6B31A5
Lighter companion: Plum Core Clear #7A38BC
Darker companion: Plum Dusk Clear #572886
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Velvet Clear #6BA531
Analogous lead: Magenta Velvet Clear #9231A5
Analogous echo: Amethyst Velvet Clear #3B31A5
Triadic +120°: Coral Velvet Clear #A56B31
Triadic +240°: Jade Velvet Clear #31A56B
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Velvet Clear #A5A531
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Velvet Clear #31A531

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Core Clear
#7A38BC · hsl(270, 54%, 48%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Clear
#572886 · hsl(270, 54%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Clear
#8A4AC9 · hsl(270, 54%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Soft
#6B4790 · hsl(270, 34%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Vivid
#6B1CBA · hsl(270, 74%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Clear
#47216E · hsl(270, 54%, 28%)

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
AAA7.7:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA7.8:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA7.8:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA7.8:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA7.8:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA7.9:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#5A5E8F
Protanopia
#585793
Tritanopia
#69837F
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