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Plum Velvet Muted

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#6B587E
RGB
rgb(107, 88, 126)
HSL
hsl(270, 18%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 51%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
6.3:1AA
on black
3.3:1AA Large
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About this color

Plum Velvet Muted (#6B587E) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 18% 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-muted: #6B587E;
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-muted-hsl: hsl(270, 18%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-muted-rgb: rgb(107, 88, 126);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Core Muted
#7A6490 · hsl(270, 18%, 48%)
Darker companion
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766 · hsl(270, 18%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Velvet Muted
#6B7E58 · hsl(90, 18%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Velvet Muted
#78587E · hsl(290, 18%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Velvet Muted
#5B587E · hsl(245, 18%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Velvet Muted
#7E6B58 · hsl(30, 18%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Velvet Muted
#587E6B · hsl(150, 18%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Velvet Muted
#7E7E58 · hsl(60, 18%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Velvet Muted
#587E58 · hsl(120, 18%, 42%)
Export preview
Base: Plum Velvet Muted #6B587E
Lighter companion: Plum Core Muted #7A6490
Darker companion: Plum Dusk Muted #574766
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Velvet Muted #6B7E58
Analogous lead: Magenta Velvet Muted #78587E
Analogous echo: Amethyst Velvet Muted #5B587E
Triadic +120°: Coral Velvet Muted #7E6B58
Triadic +240°: Jade Velvet Muted #587E6B
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Velvet Muted #7E7E58
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Velvet Muted #587E58

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Velvet Faint
#6B6076 · hsl(270, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Dust
#6B4F87 · hsl(270, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Muted
#7A6490 · hsl(270, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766 · hsl(270, 18%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Soft
#6B4790 · hsl(270, 34%, 42%)
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
AA6.1:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AA6.1:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AA6.1:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AA6.1:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AA6.2:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AA6.2:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#646674
Protanopia
#636376
Tritanopia
#6A706E
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