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Violet Core Dust

Purple · Hue 250
Hex
#655B9A
RGB
rgb(101, 91, 154)
HSL
hsl(250, 26%, 48%)
CMYK
cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 40%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 48%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
6:1AA
on black
3.5:1AA Large
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About this color

Violet Core Dust (#655B9A) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 26% saturation, 48% 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-violet-core-dust: #655B9A;
  --colorarchive-violet-core-dust-hsl: hsl(250, 26%, 48%);
  --colorarchive-violet-core-dust-rgb: rgb(101, 91, 154);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Violet Radiant Dust
#756BA8 · hsl(250, 26%, 54%)
Darker companion
Violet Velvet Dust
#594F87 · hsl(250, 26%, 42%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Core Dust
#909A5B · hsl(70, 26%, 48%)
Analogous lead
Plum Core Dust
#7A5B9A · hsl(270, 26%, 48%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Core Dust
#5B659A · hsl(230, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Core Dust
#9A655B · hsl(10, 26%, 48%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Core Dust
#5B9A65 · hsl(130, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Core Dust
#9A855B · hsl(40, 26%, 48%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Core Dust
#709A5B · hsl(100, 26%, 48%)
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Base: Violet Core Dust #655B9A
Lighter companion: Violet Radiant Dust #756BA8
Darker companion: Violet Velvet Dust #594F87
Complementary counterpoint: Honey Core Dust #909A5B
Analogous lead: Plum Core Dust #7A5B9A
Analogous echo: Indigo Core Dust #5B659A
Triadic +120°: Ruby Core Dust #9A655B
Triadic +240°: Mint Core Dust #5B9A65
Split-comp +150°: Apricot Core Dust #9A855B
Split-comp +210°: Moss Core Dust #709A5B

Nearest neighbors

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

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Nearby match
Violet Core Muted
#6C6490 · hsl(250, 18%, 48%)
Nearby match
Violet Core Soft
#5F51A4 · hsl(250, 34%, 48%)
Nearby match
Violet Velvet Dust
#594F87 · hsl(250, 26%, 42%)
Nearby match
Violet Radiant Dust
#756BA8 · hsl(250, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Amethyst Core Dust
#605B9A · hsl(245, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Violet Core Faint
#726E87 · hsl(250, 10%, 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
AA5.7:1
Honey Veil Faint
#FAFAF9
AA5.8:1
Honey Veil Muted
#FBFBF9
AA5.8:1
Honey Veil Dust
#FBFBF9
AA5.8:1
Honey Veil Soft
#FBFCF8
AA5.8:1
Honey Veil Clear
#FCFDF7
AA5.9:1
Honey Veil Vivid
#FCFEF6

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#61628B
Protanopia
#61618E
Tritanopia
#658381
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