Plum (8D5EB5) — 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 #8D5EB5

RGB rgb(141, 94, 181)

HSL hsl(272°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:22% M:48% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.1713

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.77:1

Aa — #8D5EB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.4:1

Aa — #8D5EB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8D5EB5 #87B55E

Analogous

#615EB5 #8D5EB5 #B55EB2

Triadic

#8D5EB5 #B58D5E #5EB58D

Split-comp.

#8D5EB5 #B2B55E #5EB561

Tetradic

#8D5EB5 #B5615E #87B55E #5EB2B5

Monochromatic

#241A2D #583F6E #8C6AA9 #A58ABC #CABBD8

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