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Amethyst Silk Faint

Blue · Hue 245
Hex
#A7A5B6
RGB
rgb(167, 165, 182)
HSL
hsl(245, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.7:1AA
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About this color

Amethyst Silk Faint (#A7A5B6) belongs to the blue family — hue 245°, 10% 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-amethyst-silk-faint: #A7A5B6;
  --colorarchive-amethyst-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(245, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-amethyst-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(167, 165, 182);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Amethyst Bloom Faint
#BDBCC8 · hsl(245, 10%, 76%)
Darker companion
Amethyst Tone Faint
#918FA3 · hsl(245, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Citrine Silk Faint
#B6B6A5 · hsl(60, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Cobalt Silk Faint
#A5ABB6 · hsl(220, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Scarlet Silk Faint
#B6A7A5 · hsl(5, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Emerald Silk Faint
#A5B6A5 · hsl(120, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Coral Silk Faint
#B6ADA5 · hsl(30, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Lime Silk Faint
#ADB6A5 · hsl(90, 10%, 68%)
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Base: Amethyst Silk Faint #A7A5B6
Lighter companion: Amethyst Bloom Faint #BDBCC8
Darker companion: Amethyst Tone Faint #918FA3
Complementary counterpoint: Citrine Silk Faint #B6B6A5
Analogous lead: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6
Analogous echo: Cobalt Silk Faint #A5ABB6
Triadic +120°: Scarlet Silk Faint #B6A7A5
Triadic +240°: Emerald Silk Faint #A5B6A5
Split-comp +150°: Coral Silk Faint #B6ADA5
Split-comp +210°: Lime Silk Faint #ADB6A5

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Amethyst Silk Muted
#A19FBC · hsl(245, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Iris Silk Faint
#A5A5B6 · hsl(240, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Violet Silk Faint
#A8A5B6 · hsl(250, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Tone Faint
#918FA3 · hsl(245, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Bloom Faint
#BDBCC8 · hsl(245, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Silk Dust
#9C98C3 · hsl(245, 26%, 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
Crimson Ink Clear
#371010
AAA7:1
Crimson Ink Vivid
#3E0909
AAA7:1
Merlot Ink Clear
#371017
AAA7.1:1
Mulberry Ink Clear
#2A1037
AAA7.1:1
Mulberry Ink Vivid
#2D093E
AAA7.1:1
Mulberry Ink Bright
#2E0642

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#A6A6B1
Protanopia
#A6A6B2
Tritanopia
#A7AFAE
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