Lighter companion
Orchid Bloom Dust
#BCB2D2 · hsl(260, 26%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(166, 152, 195)
HSL
hsl(260, 26%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 24%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.7:1Fail
on black
7.9:1AA
About this color
Orchid Silk Dust (#A698C3) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 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-orchid-silk-dust: #A698C3; --colorarchive-orchid-silk-dust-hsl: hsl(260, 26%, 68%); --colorarchive-orchid-silk-dust-rgb: rgb(166, 152, 195); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Orchid Tone Dust
#907EB4 · hsl(260, 26%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Olive Silk Dust
#B4C398 · hsl(80, 26%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Mulberry Silk Dust
#B498C3 · hsl(280, 26%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Iris Silk Dust
#9898C3 · hsl(240, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Ember Silk Dust
#C3A698 · hsl(20, 26%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Seafoam Silk Dust
#98C3A6 · hsl(140, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Amber Silk Dust
#C3BC98 · hsl(50, 26%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Leaf Silk Dust
#9FC398 · hsl(110, 26%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Orchid Silk Dust #A698C3 Lighter companion: Orchid Bloom Dust #BCB2D2 Darker companion: Orchid Tone Dust #907EB4 Complementary counterpoint: Olive Silk Dust #B4C398 Analogous lead: Mulberry Silk Dust #B498C3 Analogous echo: Iris Silk Dust #9898C3 Triadic +120°: Ember Silk Dust #C3A698 Triadic +240°: Seafoam Silk Dust #98C3A6 Split-comp +150°: Amber Silk Dust #C3BC98 Split-comp +210°: Leaf Silk Dust #9FC398
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Muted
#A99FBC · hsl(260, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Soft
#A492C9 · hsl(260, 34%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Tone Dust
#907EB4 · hsl(260, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Orchid Bloom Dust
#BCB2D2 · hsl(260, 26%, 76%)
Nearby match
Orchid Silk Faint
#ABA5B6 · hsl(260, 10%, 68%)
Nearby match
Orchid Tone Muted
#9387AB · hsl(260, 18%, 60%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
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Deuteranopia
#A1A2B7
Protanopia
#A0A0BA
Tritanopia
#A5B2B0
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