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Plum Veil Dust

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#FAF9FB
RGB
rgb(250, 249, 251)
HSL
hsl(270, 26%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 1%, 0%, 2%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1:1Fail
on black
20:1AA
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About this color

Plum Veil Dust (#FAF9FB) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 26% saturation, 98% 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-veil-dust: #FAF9FB;
  --colorarchive-plum-veil-dust-hsl: hsl(270, 26%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-plum-veil-dust-rgb: rgb(250, 249, 251);
}

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Darker companion
Plum Whisper Dust
#F0ECF4 · hsl(270, 26%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9 · hsl(90, 26%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Veil Dust
#FBF9FB · hsl(290, 26%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Veil Dust
#F9F9FB · hsl(245, 26%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Veil Dust
#FBFAF9 · hsl(30, 26%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Veil Dust
#F9FBFA · hsl(150, 26%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Veil Dust
#FBFBF9 · hsl(60, 26%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Veil Dust
#F9FBF9 · hsl(120, 26%, 98%)
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Base: Plum Veil Dust #FAF9FB
Darker companion: Plum Whisper Dust #F0ECF4
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Veil Dust #FAFBF9
Analogous lead: Magenta Veil Dust #FBF9FB
Analogous echo: Amethyst Veil Dust #F9F9FB
Triadic +120°: Coral Veil Dust #FBFAF9
Triadic +240°: Jade Veil Dust #F9FBFA
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Veil Dust #FBFBF9
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Veil Dust #F9FBF9

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Plum Whisper Dust
#F0ECF4 · hsl(270, 26%, 94%)
Nearby match
Plum Veil Muted
#FAF9FB · hsl(270, 18%, 98%)
Nearby match
Plum Veil Soft
#FAF8FC · hsl(270, 34%, 98%)
Nearby match
Plum Mist Dust
#E6DFEC · hsl(270, 26%, 90%)
Nearby match
Plum Whisper Muted
#F0EDF2 · hsl(270, 18%, 94%)
Nearby match
Plum Whisper Soft
#F0EAF5 · hsl(270, 34%, 94%)

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
AAA8.1:1
Lime Shadow Faint
#474F40
AAA7.7:1
Lime Shadow Muted
#47543B
AAA7.2:1
Lime Shadow Dust
#475A35
AAA11.5:1
Lime Nocturne Faint
#33382E
AAA11:1
Lime Nocturne Muted
#333C2A
AAA10.5:1
Lime Nocturne Dust
#334026

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#FAFAFA
Protanopia
#FAFAFB
Tritanopia
#FAFAFA
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