Plum (9C72A1) — 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 #9C72A1

RGB rgb(156, 114, 161)

HSL hsl(294°, 20%, 54%)

CMYK C:3% M:29% Y:0% K:37%

Luminance 0.2201

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.94:1

Aa — #9C72A1

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.34:1

Aa — #9C72A1

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9C72A1 #77A172

Analogous

#8572A1 #9C72A1 #A1728E

Triadic

#9C72A1 #A19C72 #72A19C

Split-comp.

#9C72A1 #8EA172 #72A185

Tetradic

#9C72A1 #A18572 #77A172 #728EA1

Monochromatic

#272027 #5E4E5F #937E95 #AB9AAC #CEC4CF

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