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Violet Nocturne Muted

Purple · Hue 250
Hex
#2D2A3C
RGB
rgb(45, 42, 60)
HSL
hsl(250, 18%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(25%, 30%, 0%, 76%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
13.9:1AA
on black
1.5:1Fail
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About this color

Violet Nocturne Muted (#2D2A3C) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 18% saturation, 20% 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-violet-nocturne-muted: #2D2A3C;
  --colorarchive-violet-nocturne-muted-hsl: hsl(250, 18%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-violet-nocturne-muted-rgb: rgb(45, 42, 60);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Violet Shadow Muted
#3F3B54 · hsl(250, 18%, 28%)
Darker companion
Violet Ink Muted
#1F1D2A · hsl(250, 18%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Nocturne Muted
#393C2A · hsl(70, 18%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Nocturne Muted
#2A2D3C · hsl(230, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Nocturne Muted
#3C2D2A · hsl(10, 18%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Nocturne Muted
#2A3C2D · hsl(130, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Nocturne Muted
#3C362A · hsl(40, 18%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Nocturne Muted
#303C2A · hsl(100, 18%, 20%)
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Base: Violet Nocturne Muted #2D2A3C
Lighter companion: Violet Shadow Muted #3F3B54
Darker companion: Violet Ink Muted #1F1D2A
Complementary counterpoint: Honey Nocturne Muted #393C2A
Analogous lead: Plum Nocturne Muted #332A3C
Analogous echo: Indigo Nocturne Muted #2A2D3C
Triadic +120°: Ruby Nocturne Muted #3C2D2A
Triadic +240°: Mint Nocturne Muted #2A3C2D
Split-comp +150°: Apricot Nocturne Muted #3C362A
Split-comp +210°: Moss Nocturne Muted #303C2A

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Violet Nocturne Faint
#302E38 · hsl(250, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Violet Nocturne Dust
#2A2640 · hsl(250, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Violet Ink Muted
#1F1D2A · hsl(250, 18%, 14%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Nocturne Muted
#2B2A3C · hsl(245, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Violet Shadow Muted
#3F3B54 · hsl(250, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Violet Nocturne Soft
#272244 · hsl(250, 34%, 20%)

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
AAA13.3:1
Honey Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA13.4:1
Honey Veil Muted
#FBFBF9
AAA13.4:1
Honey Veil Dust
#FBFBF9
AAA13.5:1
Honey Veil Soft
#FBFCF8
AAA13.6:1
Honey Veil Clear
#FCFDF7
AAA13.7:1
Honey Veil Vivid
#FCFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#2C2C37
Protanopia
#2C2C38
Tritanopia
#2D3534
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