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RGB
rgb(173, 159, 188)
HSL
hsl(270, 18%, 68%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 68%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.5:1Fail
on black
8.5:1AA
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About this color

Plum Silk Muted (#AD9FBC) belongs to the purple family — hue 270°, 18% 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-plum-silk-muted: #AD9FBC;
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-muted-hsl: hsl(270, 18%, 68%);
  --colorarchive-plum-silk-muted-rgb: rgb(173, 159, 188);
}

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Base: Plum Silk Muted #AD9FBC
Lighter companion: Plum Bloom Muted #C2B7CD
Darker companion: Plum Tone Muted #9987AB
Complementary counterpoint: Lime Silk Muted #ADBC9F
Analogous lead: Magenta Silk Muted #B79FBC
Analogous echo: Violet Silk Muted #A49FBC
Triadic +120°: Coral Silk Muted #BCAD9F
Triadic +240°: Jade Silk Muted #9FBCAD
Split-comp +150°: Citrine Silk Muted #BCBC9F
Split-comp +210°: Emerald Silk Muted #9FBC9F

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