Plum (8B5EB5) — 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 #8B5EB5

RGB rgb(139, 94, 181)

HSL hsl(271°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:23% M:48% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.1695

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.81:1

Aa — #8B5EB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.37:1

Aa — #8B5EB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB5 #88B55E

Analogous

#605EB5 #8B5EB5 #B55EB4

Triadic

#8B5EB5 #B58B5E #5EB58B

Split-comp.

#8B5EB5 #B4B55E #5EB560

Tetradic

#8B5EB5 #B5605E #88B55E #5EB4B5

Monochromatic

#241A2D #573F6E #8B6AA9 #A48ABC #CABBD8

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