Lighter companion
Violet Bloom Faint
#BEBCC8 · hsl(250, 10%, 76%)
RGB
rgb(168, 165, 182)
HSL
hsl(250, 10%, 68%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 29%)
Metrics
S 10% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.4:1Fail
on black
8.7:1AA
About this color
Violet Silk Faint (#A8A5B6) belongs to the purple family — hue 250°, 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-violet-silk-faint: #A8A5B6; --colorarchive-violet-silk-faint-hsl: hsl(250, 10%, 68%); --colorarchive-violet-silk-faint-rgb: rgb(168, 165, 182); }
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Palette moves
Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.
Darker companion
Violet Tone Faint
#928FA3 · hsl(250, 10%, 60%)
Complementary counterpoint
Honey Silk Faint
#B3B6A5 · hsl(70, 10%, 68%)
Analogous lead
Plum Silk Faint
#ADA5B6 · hsl(270, 10%, 68%)
Analogous echo
Indigo Silk Faint
#A5A8B6 · hsl(230, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +120°
Ruby Silk Faint
#B6A8A5 · hsl(10, 10%, 68%)
Triadic +240°
Mint Silk Faint
#A5B6A8 · hsl(130, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +150°
Apricot Silk Faint
#B6B0A5 · hsl(40, 10%, 68%)
Split-comp +210°
Moss Silk Faint
#ABB6A5 · hsl(100, 10%, 68%)
Export preview
Base: Violet Silk Faint #A8A5B6 Lighter companion: Violet Bloom Faint #BEBCC8 Darker companion: Violet Tone Faint #928FA3 Complementary counterpoint: Honey Silk Faint #B3B6A5 Analogous lead: Plum Silk Faint #ADA5B6 Analogous echo: Indigo Silk Faint #A5A8B6 Triadic +120°: Ruby Silk Faint #B6A8A5 Triadic +240°: Mint Silk Faint #A5B6A8 Split-comp +150°: Apricot Silk Faint #B6B0A5 Split-comp +210°: Moss Silk Faint #ABB6A5
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Violet Silk Muted
#A49FBC · hsl(250, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Violet Tone Faint
#928FA3 · hsl(250, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Violet Bloom Faint
#BEBCC8 · hsl(250, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Violet Tone Muted
#8D87AB · hsl(250, 18%, 60%)
Nearby match
Violet Bloom Muted
#BAB7CD · hsl(250, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Violet Radiant Faint
#827E95 · hsl(250, 10%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#A7A7B1
Protanopia
#A7A7B2
Tritanopia
#A8AFAE
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