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Plum Velvet Soft

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#6B4790
RGB
rgb(107, 71, 144)
HSL
hsl(270, 34%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(26%, 51%, 0%, 44%)
Metrics
S 34% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
7.2:1AA
on black
2.9:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Velvet Soft (#6B4790) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 34% 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-soft: #6B4790;
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-soft-hsl: hsl(270, 34%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-soft-rgb: rgb(107, 71, 144);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Core Soft
#7A51A4 · hsl(270, 34%, 48%)
Darker companion
Plum Dusk Soft
#573974 · hsl(270, 34%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Velvet Soft
#6B9047 · hsl(90, 34%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Velvet Soft
#834790 · hsl(290, 34%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Velvet Soft
#4D4790 · hsl(245, 34%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Velvet Soft
#906B47 · hsl(30, 34%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Velvet Soft
#47906B · hsl(150, 34%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Velvet Soft
#909047 · hsl(60, 34%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Velvet Soft
#479047 · hsl(120, 34%, 42%)
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Base: Plum Velvet Soft #6B4790
Lighter companion: Plum Core Soft #7A51A4
Darker companion: Plum Dusk Soft #573974
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Velvet Soft #6B9047
Analogous lead: Magenta Velvet Soft #834790
Analogous echo: Amethyst Velvet Soft #4D4790
Triadic +120°: Coral Velvet Soft #906B47
Triadic +240°: Jade Velvet Soft #47906B
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Velvet Soft #909047
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Velvet Soft #479047

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Velvet Dust
#6B4F87 · hsl(270, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Soft
#7A51A4 · hsl(270, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Soft
#573974 · hsl(270, 34%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Muted
#6B587E · hsl(270, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Dust
#7A5B9A · hsl(270, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Soft
#8A62B2 · hsl(270, 34%, 54%)

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
AAA7:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA7:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6
AAA7:1
Lime Veil Bright
#FAFEF6
AAA7.1:1
Lime Veil Pure
#FAFFF5
AAA7:1
Olive Veil Clear
#FBFDF7
AAA7:1
Olive Veil Vivid
#FBFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#5F6280
Protanopia
#5D5D83
Tritanopia
#6A7775
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