Plum color: code #8E4585
Plum
#8E4585
Color codes
- HEX
#8E4585 - RGB
rgb(142, 69, 133) - HSL
hsl(307, 35%, 41%) - HSV
hsv(307, 51%, 56%) - CMYK
cmyk(0%, 51%, 6%, 44%) - LAB
lab(40.7% 40 -22.2) - OKLCH
oklch(50.6% 0.129 332.1)
About the color Plum
Plum has the HEX code #8E4585, which corresponds to rgb(142, 69, 133) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 307°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness (hsl(307, 35%, 41%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.
As a background it calls for light text: white reaches a 6.28:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 3.34:1 for black.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 51%, 6%, 44%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Plum
Complementary
#8E4585 · #448D4C
Analogous
#71448D · #8E4585 · #8D4460
Triadic
#8E4585 · #858D44 · #44858D
Tetradic
#8E4585 · #8D7144 · #448D4C · #44608D
Split-complementary
#8E4585 · #608D44 · #448D71
Monochromatic
#371B34 · #6B3364 · #8E4585 · #B668AD · #CF9BC9
Plum with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-plum: #8E4585;
--color-plum-rgb: 142, 69, 133;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-plum);
color: #FFFFFF;
}