Plum (8A6FA5) — 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 #8A6FA5

RGB rgb(138, 111, 165)

HSL hsl(270°, 23%, 54%)

CMYK C:16% M:33% Y:0% K:35%

Luminance 0.1975

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.29:1

Aa — #8A6FA5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #8A6FA5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8A6FA5 #8AA56F

Analogous

#6F6FA5 #8A6FA5 #A56FA5

Triadic

#8A6FA5 #A58A6F #6FA58A

Split-comp.

#8A6FA5 #A5A56F #6FA56F

Tetradic

#8A6FA5 #A56F6F #8AA56F #6FA5A5

Monochromatic

#241F28 #574B62 #8A7A99 #A397AF #C9C2D0

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