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RGB
rgb(171, 165, 182)
HSL
hsl(260, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.8:1AA
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About this color

Orchid Silk Faint (#ABA5B6) belongs to the purple family — hue 260°, 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-orchid-silk-faint: #ABA5B6;
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(260, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-orchid-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(171, 165, 182);
}

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Base: Orchid Silk Faint #ABA5B6
Lighter companion: Orchid Bloom Faint #C0BCC8
Darker companion: Orchid Tone Faint #968FA3
Complementary counterpoint: Olive Silk Faint #B0B6A5
Analogous lead: Mulberry Silk Faint #B0A5B6
Analogous echo: Iris Silk Faint #A5A5B6
Triadic +120°: Ember Silk Faint #B6ABA5
Triadic +240°: Seafoam Silk Faint #A5B6AB
Split-comp +150°: Amber Silk Faint #B6B3A5
Split-comp +210°: Leaf Silk Faint #A8B6A5

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Deuteranopia
#A9A9B1
Protanopia
#A8A8B2
Tritanopia
#ABAFAE
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