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RGB
rgb(173, 165, 182)
HSL
hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(5%, 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

Plum Silk Faint (#ADA5B6) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 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-plum-silk-faint: #ADA5B6;
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(270, 10%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(173, 165, 182);
}

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Base: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6
Lighter companion: Plum Bloom Faint #C2BCC8
Darker companion: Plum Tone Faint #998FA3
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Silk Faint #ADB6A5
Analogous lead: Magenta Silk Faint #B3A5B6
Analogous echo: Violet Silk Faint #A8A5B6
Triadic +120°: Coral Silk Faint #B6ADA5
Triadic +240°: Jade Silk Faint #A5B6AD
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Silk Faint #B6B6A5
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Silk Faint #A5B6A5

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Deuteranopia
#AAABB1
Protanopia
#AAAAB2
Tritanopia
#ADAFAE
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