Plum (9961B3) — 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 #9961B3

RGB rgb(153, 97, 179)

HSL hsl(281°, 35%, 54%)

CMYK C:15% M:46% Y:0% K:30%

Luminance 0.1875

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #9961B3

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #9961B3

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9961B3 #7BB361

Analogous

#7061B3 #9961B3 #B361A4

Triadic

#9961B3 #B39961 #61B399

Split-comp.

#9961B3 #A4B361 #61B370

Tetradic

#9961B3 #B37061 #7BB361 #61A4B3

Monochromatic

#271B2D #5F416C #946CA7 #AC8CBA #CEBCD7

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