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Plum Ink Bright

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#240642
RGB
rgb(36, 6, 66)
HSL
hsl(270, 84%, 14%)
CMYK
cmyk(45%, 91%, 0%, 74%)
Metrics
S 84% · L 14%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
17.8:1AA
on black
1.2:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Ink Bright (#240642) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 84% saturation, 14% 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-plum-ink-bright: #240642;
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-bright-hsl: hsl(270, 84%, 14%);
  --colorarchive-plum-ink-bright-rgb: rgb(36, 6, 66);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Nocturne Bright
#33085E · hsl(270, 84%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Ink Bright
#244206 · hsl(90, 84%, 14%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Ink Bright
#380642 · hsl(290, 84%, 14%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Ink Bright
#0B0642 · hsl(245, 84%, 14%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Ink Bright
#422406 · hsl(30, 84%, 14%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Ink Bright
#064224 · hsl(150, 84%, 14%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Ink Bright
#424206 · hsl(60, 84%, 14%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Ink Bright
#064206 · hsl(120, 84%, 14%)
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Base: Plum Ink Bright #240642
Lighter companion: Plum Nocturne Bright #33085E
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Ink Bright #244206
Analogous lead: Magenta Ink Bright #380642
Analogous echo: Amethyst Ink Bright #0B0642
Triadic +120°: Coral Ink Bright #422406
Triadic +240°: Jade Ink Bright #064224
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Ink Bright #424206
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Ink Bright #064206

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Ink Pure
#240345 · hsl(270, 92%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Bright
#33085E · hsl(270, 84%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Vivid
#24093E · hsl(270, 74%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Pure
#330462 · hsl(270, 92%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Vivid
#330D59 · hsl(270, 74%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Bright
#470B83 · hsl(270, 84%, 28%)

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
AAA17:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA17.1:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA17.1:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA17.2:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA17.3:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA17.4:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

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Deuteranopia
#1C1E37
Protanopia
#1B1B3A
Tritanopia
#233230
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