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Mulberry Silk Dust

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#B498C3
RGB
rgb(180, 152, 195)
HSL
hsl(280, 26%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 24%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.6:1Fail
on black
8.2:1AA
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About this color

Mulberry Silk Dust (#B498C3) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 26% 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-mulberry-silk-dust: #B498C3;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-dust-hsl: hsl(280, 26%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-silk-dust-rgb: rgb(180, 152, 195);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Mulberry Bloom Dust
#C7B2D2 · hsl(280, 26%, 76%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Tone Dust
#A27EB4 · hsl(280, 26%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Silk Dust
#A6C398 · hsl(100, 26%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Silk Dust
#C398BF · hsl(305, 26%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Silk Dust
#A698C3 · hsl(260, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Silk Dust
#C3B498 · hsl(40, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Silk Dust
#98C3B4 · hsl(160, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Silk Dust
#BCC398 · hsl(70, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Silk Dust
#98C39F · hsl(130, 26%, 68%)
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Base: Mulberry Silk Dust #B498C3
Lighter companion: Mulberry Bloom Dust #C7B2D2
Darker companion: Mulberry Tone Dust #A27EB4
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Silk Dust #A6C398
Analogous lead: Mauve Silk Dust #C398BF
Analogous echo: Orchid Silk Dust #A698C3
Triadic +120°: Apricot Silk Dust #C3B498
Triadic +240°: Teal Silk Dust #98C3B4
Split-comp +150°: Honey Silk Dust #BCC398
Split-comp +210°: Mint Silk Dust #98C39F

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Muted
#B29FBC · hsl(280, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Soft
#B792C9 · hsl(280, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Dust
#A27EB4 · hsl(280, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Bloom Dust
#C7B2D2 · hsl(280, 26%, 76%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Faint
#B0A5B6 · hsl(280, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Muted
#9F87AB · hsl(280, 18%, 60%)

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
Indigo Ink Vivid
#09123E
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Ink Bright
#061042
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Ink Pure
#030E45
AAA7.1:1
Iris Ink Clear
#101037
AAA7.3:1
Iris Ink Vivid
#09093E
AAA7.4:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#AAACB7
Protanopia
#A9A8BA
Tritanopia
#B3B2B0
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