Plum (8B5ABA) — 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 #8B5ABA

RGB rgb(139, 90, 186)

HSL hsl(271°, 41%, 54%)

CMYK C:25% M:52% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.1644

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.92:1

Aa — #8B5ABA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.27:1

Aa — #8B5ABA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5ABA #88BA5A

Analogous

#5B5ABA #8B5ABA #BA5AB8

Triadic

#8B5ABA #BA8B5A #5ABA8B

Split-comp.

#8B5ABA #B8BA5A #5ABA5B

Tetradic

#8B5ABA #BA5B5A #88BA5A #5AB8BA

Monochromatic

#24192F #583C72 #8B65AE #A487C0 #CAB9DA

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