Plum (9E5EB5) — 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 #9E5EB5

RGB rgb(158, 94, 181)

HSL hsl(284°, 37%, 54%)

CMYK C:13% M:48% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.1877

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.45:1

Aa — #9E5EB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.72:1

Aa — #9E5EB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E5EB5 #75B55E

Analogous

#735EB5 #9E5EB5 #B55EA1

Triadic

#9E5EB5 #B59E5E #5EB59E

Split-comp.

#9E5EB5 #A1B55E #5EB573

Tetradic

#9E5EB5 #B5735E #75B55E #5EA1B5

Monochromatic

#281A2D #623F6E #986AA9 #AF8ABC #D0BBD8

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