Plum (BD6CE5) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #BD6CE5

RGB rgb(189, 108, 229)

HSL hsl(280°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:17% M:53% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.275

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.26:1

Aa — #BD6CE5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.44:1

Aa — #BD6CE5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BD6CE5 #94E56C

Analogous

#806CE5 #BD6CE5 #E56CD1

Triadic

#BD6CE5 #E5BD6C #6CE5BD

Split-comp.

#BD6CE5 #D1E56C #6CE580

Tetradic

#BD6CE5 #E5806C #94E56C #6CD1E5

Monochromatic

#501B6A #8D2FBC #BA74DC #CE9DE7 #EDDAF6

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