Plum (8A51C2) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Plum"

Purple · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Color of mystery and creativity. Evokes luxury, spirituality and originality.

✨ Uses

Luxury, beauty, spirituality, creative tech, gaming.

Tip

Plum pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #8A51C2

RGB rgb(138, 81, 194)

HSL hsl(270°, 48%, 54%)

CMYK C:29% M:58% Y:0% K:24%

Luminance 0.152

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.2:1

Aa — #8A51C2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.04:1

Aa — #8A51C2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A51C2 #8AC251

Analogous

#5151C2 #8A51C2 #C251C2

Triadic

#8A51C2 #C28A51 #51C28A

Split-comp.

#8A51C2 #C2C251 #51C251

Tetradic

#8A51C2 #C25151 #8AC251 #51C2C2

Monochromatic

#241631 #573678 #8A5DB6 #A380C6 #C9B5DE

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