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Plum Nocturne Dust

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#332640
RGB
rgb(51, 38, 64)
HSL
hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
CMYK
cmyk(20%, 41%, 0%, 75%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 20%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
14.1:1AA
on black
1.5:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Nocturne Dust (#332640) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 26% saturation, 20% 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-nocturne-dust: #332640;
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-dust-hsl: hsl(270, 26%, 20%);
  --colorarchive-plum-nocturne-dust-rgb: rgb(51, 38, 64);
}

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Lighter companion
Plum Shadow Dust
#47355A · hsl(270, 26%, 28%)
Darker companion
Plum Ink Dust
#241A2D · hsl(270, 26%, 14%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Nocturne Dust
#334026 · hsl(90, 26%, 20%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Nocturne Dust
#3C2640 · hsl(290, 26%, 20%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Nocturne Dust
#282640 · hsl(245, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Nocturne Dust
#403326 · hsl(30, 26%, 20%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Nocturne Dust
#264033 · hsl(150, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Nocturne Dust
#404026 · hsl(60, 26%, 20%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Nocturne Dust
#264026 · hsl(120, 26%, 20%)
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Base: Plum Nocturne Dust #332640
Lighter companion: Plum Shadow Dust #47355A
Darker companion: Plum Ink Dust #241A2D
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Nocturne Dust #334026
Analogous lead: Magenta Nocturne Dust #3C2640
Analogous echo: Amethyst Nocturne Dust #282640
Triadic +120°: Coral Nocturne Dust #403326
Triadic +240°: Jade Nocturne Dust #264033
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Nocturne Dust #404026
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Nocturne Dust #264026

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Muted
#332A3C · hsl(270, 18%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Soft
#332244 · hsl(270, 34%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Dust
#241A2D · hsl(270, 26%, 14%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Dust
#47355A · hsl(270, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Faint
#332E38 · hsl(270, 10%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Ink Muted
#241D2A · hsl(270, 18%, 14%)

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
AAA13.5:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA13.6:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA13.6:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA13.6:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA13.7:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA13.8:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#2F2F3A
Protanopia
#2E2E3B
Tritanopia
#323635
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