Plum (8C769E) — 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 #8C769E

RGB rgb(140, 118, 158)

HSL hsl(273°, 17%, 54%)

CMYK C:11% M:25% Y:0% K:38%

Luminance 0.2133

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.04:1

Aa — #8C769E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.2:1

Aa — #8C769E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#8C769E #889E76

Analogous

#78769E #8C769E #9E769C

Triadic

#8C769E #9E8C76 #769E8C

Split-comp.

#8C769E #9C9E76 #769E78

Tetradic

#8C769E #9E7876 #889E76 #769C9E

Monochromatic

#242126 #57515D #8B8192 #A49DAA #CAC6CD

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