All About Color Plum

#8E4585

Plum is a rich and deep purple color. It embodies luxury and opulence, perfect for creating a lavish and extravagant space.

About Plum

Plum is a medium pink color with the hex code #8E4585. In RGB it is red 142, green 69, blue 133; in HSL it is hue 307°, saturation 35%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 51%, 6%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 6.29:1 on white and 3.34:1 on black.

#8E4585 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 45, 85
CMYK0.00%, 51.41%, 6.34%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal142, 69, 133
HSL307°, 35%, 41%
RGB Octal216, 105, 205
HSV (HSB)307.40°, 51.41%, 55.69%
RGB Binary10001110, 1000101, 10000101
CIE-L*AB40.74, 39.99, -22.19
RGB Percent55.69%, 27.06%, 52.16%
CIE-L*CH40.74, 45.73, 330.97
XYZ17.52, 11.70, 23.53
CIE-L*UV40.74, 36.00, -36.45
xyY0.33, 0.22, 11.70
Hunter-Lab34.21, 31.55, -16.83
RYB55.69%, 27.06%, 52.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E4585 on a dark background: contrast 3.34:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8E4585 on a light background: contrast 6.29:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Plum, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Plum. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#8E4585 · #BB72B3 · #4F264A · #448D4C · #72BB7A

Analogous palette

#4C448D · #71448D · #8E4585 · #8D4460 · #8D4C44

Triadic palette

#8E4585 · #858D44 · #44858D · #BB72B3 · #B3BB72

Tetradic palette

#8E4585 · #8D7144 · #448D4C · #44608D · #4F264A

Monochromatic palette

#261224 · #5A2B54 · #8E4585 · #B668AD · #CF9BC9

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