Plum (8B5BB9) — 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 #8B5BB9

RGB rgb(139, 91, 185)

HSL hsl(271°, 40%, 54%)

CMYK C:25% M:51% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.1657

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.89:1

Aa — #8B5BB9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.29:1

Aa — #8B5BB9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8B5BB9 #88B95B

Analogous

#5C5BB9 #8B5BB9 #B95BB7

Triadic

#8B5BB9 #B98B5B #5BB98B

Split-comp.

#8B5BB9 #B7B95B #5BB95C

Tetradic

#8B5BB9 #B95C5B #88B95B #5BB7B9

Monochromatic

#24192E #583D71 #8B67AD #A488BF #CAB9DA

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