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Plum Shadow Dust

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#47355A
RGB
rgb(71, 53, 90)
HSL
hsl(270, 26%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 65%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
10.9:1AA
on black
1.9:1Fail
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About this color

Plum Shadow Dust (#47355A) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 26% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-dust: #47355A;
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-dust-hsl: hsl(270, 26%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-dust-rgb: rgb(71, 53, 90);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D · hsl(270, 26%, 34%)
Darker companion
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640 · hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Shadow Dust
#475A35 · hsl(90, 26%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Shadow Dust
#54355A · hsl(290, 26%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Shadow Dust
#38355A · hsl(245, 26%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Shadow Dust
#5A4735 · hsl(30, 26%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Shadow Dust
#355A47 · hsl(150, 26%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Shadow Dust
#5A5A35 · hsl(60, 26%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Shadow Dust
#355A35 · hsl(120, 26%, 28%)
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Base: Plum Shadow Dust #47355A
Lighter companion: Plum Dusk Dust #57406D
Darker companion: Plum Nocturne Dust #332640
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Shadow Dust #475A35
Analogous lead: Magenta Shadow Dust #54355A
Analogous echo: Amethyst Shadow Dust #38355A
Triadic +120°: Coral Shadow Dust #5A4735
Triadic +240°: Jade Shadow Dust #355A47
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Shadow Dust #5A5A35
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Shadow Dust #355A35

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Shadow Muted
#473B54 · hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Soft
#472F60 · hsl(270, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D · hsl(270, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Nocturne Dust
#332640 · hsl(270, 26%, 20%)
Nearby match
Plum Shadow Faint
#47404F · hsl(270, 10%, 28%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Muted
#574766 · hsl(270, 18%, 34%)

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
AAA10.4:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AAA10.5:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AAA10.5:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AAA10.6:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AAA10.6:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AAA10.7:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#414251
Protanopia
#404053
Tritanopia
#464D4B
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