Plum (8A7E95) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Plum"

Purple · Timeless

🧠 Psychology

Neutral and timeless color. Evokes elegance, sobriety and minimalism.

✨ Uses

UI design, backgrounds, typography, professional interfaces.

Tip

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

Values

HEX #8A7E95

RGB rgb(138, 126, 149)

HSL hsl(271°, 10%, 54%)

CMYK C:7% M:15% Y:0% K:42%

Luminance 0.2289

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.82:1

Aa — #8A7E95

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.5:1

Aa — #8A7E95

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A7E95 #89957E

Analogous

#7E7E95 #8A7E95 #957E95

Triadic

#8A7E95 #958A7E #7E958A

Split-comp.

#8A7E95 #95957E #7E957E

Tetradic

#8A7E95 #957E7E #89957E #7E9595

Monochromatic

#242424 #575757 #8A8A8A #A3A3A3 #C9C9C9

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