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Violet Silk Muted

Purple · Hue 250
Hex
#A49FBC
RGB
rgb(164, 159, 188)
HSL
hsl(250, 18%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 26%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.5:1Fail
on black
8.3:1AA
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About this color

Violet Silk Muted (#A49FBC) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 18% saturation, 68% 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-silk-muted: #A49FBC;
  --colorarchive-violet-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(250, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-violet-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(164, 159, 188);
}

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Lighter companion
Violet Bloom Muted
#BAB7CD · hsl(250, 18%, 76%)
Darker companion
Violet Tone Muted
#8D87AB · hsl(250, 18%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Silk Muted
#B7BC9F · hsl(70, 18%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Plum Silk Muted
#AD9FBC · hsl(270, 18%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Silk Muted
#9FA4BC · hsl(230, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Silk Muted
#BCA49F · hsl(10, 18%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Silk Muted
#9FBCA4 · hsl(130, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Silk Muted
#BCB29F · hsl(40, 18%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Silk Muted
#A9BC9F · hsl(100, 18%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Violet Silk Muted #A49FBC
Lighter companion: Violet Bloom Muted #BAB7CD
Darker companion: Violet Tone Muted #8D87AB
Complementary counterpoint: Honey Silk Muted #B7BC9F
Analogous lead: Plum Silk Muted #AD9FBC
Analogous echo: Indigo Silk Muted #9FA4BC
Triadic +120°: Ruby Silk Muted #BCA49F
Triadic +240°: Mint Silk Muted #9FBCA4
Split-comp +150°: Apricot Silk Muted #BCB29F
Split-comp +210°: Moss Silk Muted #A9BC9F

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Violet Silk Faint
#A8A5B6 · hsl(250, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Violet Silk Dust
#9F98C3 · hsl(250, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Silk Muted
#A19FBC · hsl(245, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Violet Tone Muted
#8D87AB · hsl(250, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Violet Bloom Muted
#BAB7CD · hsl(250, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Violet Silk Soft
#9B92C9 · hsl(250, 34%, 68%)

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
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042
AAA7.2:1
Indigo Ink Pure
#030E45
AAA7:1
Plum Ink Vivid
#24093E
AAA7:1
Plum Ink Bright
#240642
AAA7:1
Plum Ink Pure
#240345

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Deuteranopia
#A2A3B4
Protanopia
#A2A2B6
Tritanopia
#A4B0AF
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