Plum (8C4EC6) — 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 #8C4EC6

RGB rgb(140, 78, 198)

HSL hsl(271°, 51%, 54%)

CMYK C:29% M:61% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.151

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.22:1

Aa — #8C4EC6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.02:1

Aa — #8C4EC6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C4EC6 #88C64E

Analogous

#504EC6 #8C4EC6 #C64EC4

Triadic

#8C4EC6 #C68C4E #4EC68C

Split-comp.

#8C4EC6 #C4C64E #4EC650

Tetradic

#8C4EC6 #C6504E #88C64E #4EC4C6

Monochromatic

#241532 #58337A #8B5ABA #A47EC9 #CAB3DF

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