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RGB
rgb(71, 59, 84)
HSL
hsl(270, 18%, 28%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
10.4:1AA
on black
2:1Fail
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Plum Shadow Muted (#473B54) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 18% saturation, 28% 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-shadow-muted: #473B54;
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-muted-hsl: hsl(270, 18%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-plum-shadow-muted-rgb: rgb(71, 59, 84);
}

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Base: Plum Shadow Muted #473B54
Lighter companion: Plum Dusk Muted #574766
Darker companion: Plum Nocturne Muted #332A3C
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Shadow Muted #47543B
Analogous lead: Magenta Shadow Muted #503B54
Analogous echo: Violet Shadow Muted #3F3B54
Triadic +120°: Coral Shadow Muted #54473B
Triadic +240°: Jade Shadow Muted #3B5447
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Shadow Muted #54543B
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Shadow Muted #3B543B

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