Plum (9B56BD) — 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 #9B56BD

RGB rgb(155, 86, 189)

HSL hsl(280°, 44%, 54%)

CMYK C:18% M:54% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.1739

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.71:1

Aa — #9B56BD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.46:1

Aa — #9B56BD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9B56BD #78BD56

Analogous

#6756BD #9B56BD #BD56AC

Triadic

#9B56BD #BD9B56 #56BD9B

Split-comp.

#9B56BD #ACBD56 #56BD67

Tetradic

#9B56BD #BD6756 #78BD56 #56ACBD

Monochromatic

#281830 #613974 #9762B2 #AE84C2 #D0B7DC

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