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Plum Velvet Dust

Purple · Hue 270
Hex
#6B4F87
RGB
rgb(107, 79, 135)
HSL
hsl(270, 26%, 42%)
CMYK
cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 47%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 42%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
6.8:1AA
on black
3.1:1AA Large
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About this color

Plum Velvet Dust (#6B4F87) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 26% saturation, 42% 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-velvet-dust: #6B4F87;
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-dust-hsl: hsl(270, 26%, 42%);
  --colorarchive-plum-velvet-dust-rgb: rgb(107, 79, 135);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Plum Core Dust
#7A5B9A · hsl(270, 26%, 48%)
Darker companion
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D · hsl(270, 26%, 34%)
Complementary counterpoint
Lime Velvet Dust
#6B874F · hsl(90, 26%, 42%)
Analogous lead
Magenta Velvet Dust
#7E4F87 · hsl(290, 26%, 42%)
Analogous echo
Amethyst Velvet Dust
#544F87 · hsl(245, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +120°
Coral Velvet Dust
#876B4F · hsl(30, 26%, 42%)
Triadic +240°
Jade Velvet Dust
#4F876B · hsl(150, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +150°
Citrine Velvet Dust
#87874F · hsl(60, 26%, 42%)
Split-comp +210°
Emerald Velvet Dust
#4F874F · hsl(120, 26%, 42%)
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Base: Plum Velvet Dust #6B4F87
Lighter companion: Plum Core Dust #7A5B9A
Darker companion: Plum Dusk Dust #57406D
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Velvet Dust #6B874F
Analogous lead: Magenta Velvet Dust #7E4F87
Analogous echo: Amethyst Velvet Dust #544F87
Triadic +120°: Coral Velvet Dust #876B4F
Triadic +240°: Jade Velvet Dust #4F876B
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Velvet Dust #87874F
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Velvet Dust #4F874F

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Plum Velvet Muted
#6B587E · hsl(270, 18%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Soft
#6B4790 · hsl(270, 34%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Dust
#7A5B9A · hsl(270, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Plum Dusk Dust
#57406D · hsl(270, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Plum Velvet Faint
#6B6076 · hsl(270, 10%, 42%)
Nearby match
Plum Core Muted
#7A6490 · hsl(270, 18%, 48%)

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
AA6.5:1
Lime Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AA6.5:1
Lime Veil Muted
#FAFBF9
AA6.5:1
Lime Veil Dust
#FAFBF9
AA6.6:1
Lime Veil Soft
#FAFCF8
AA6.6:1
Lime Veil Clear
#FAFDF7
AA6.7:1
Lime Veil Vivid
#FAFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#62647A
Protanopia
#60607C
Tritanopia
#6A7371
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