Lighter companion
Plum Silk Dust
#AD98C3 · hsl(270, 26%, 68%)
RGB
rgb(153, 126, 180)
HSL
hsl(270, 26%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.5:1AA Large
on black
6:1AA
About this color
Plum Tone Dust (#997EB4) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 26% saturation, 60% 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-tone-dust: #997EB4; --colorarchive-plum-tone-dust-hsl: hsl(270, 26%, 60%); --colorarchive-plum-tone-dust-rgb: rgb(153, 126, 180); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Plum Radiant Dust
#8A6BA8 · hsl(270, 26%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Tone Dust
#99B47E · hsl(90, 26%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Tone Dust
#AB7EB4 · hsl(290, 26%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Tone Dust
#837EB4 · hsl(245, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Tone Dust
#B4997E · hsl(30, 26%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Tone Dust
#7EB499 · hsl(150, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Tone Dust
#B4B47E · hsl(60, 26%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Tone Dust
#7EB47E · hsl(120, 26%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Plum Tone Dust #997EB4 Lighter companion: Plum Silk Dust #AD98C3 Darker companion: Plum Radiant Dust #8A6BA8 Complementary counterpoint: Lime Tone Dust #99B47E Analogous lead: Magenta Tone Dust #AB7EB4 Analogous echo: Amethyst Tone Dust #837EB4 Triadic +120°: Coral Tone Dust #B4997E Triadic +240°: Jade Tone Dust #7EB499 Split-comp +150°: Citrine Tone Dust #B4B47E Split-comp +210°: Emerald Tone Dust #7EB47E
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Plum Tone Muted
#9987AB · hsl(270, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Soft
#9976BC · hsl(270, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Dust
#8A6BA8 · hsl(270, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Plum Silk Dust
#AD98C3 · hsl(270, 26%, 68%)
Nearby match
Plum Tone Faint
#998FA3 · hsl(270, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Plum Radiant Muted
#8A759F · hsl(270, 18%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#9092A6
Protanopia
#8E8EA9
Tritanopia
#989F9D
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