Plum (A995BB) — 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 #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #A995BB

RGB rgb(169, 149, 187)

HSL hsl(272°, 22%, 66%)

CMYK C:10% M:20% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3418

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.73:1

Aa — #A995BB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.7:1

Aa — #A995BB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A995BB #A7BB95

Analogous

#9695BB #A995BB #BB95BA

Triadic

#A995BB #BBAA95 #95BBAA

Split-comp.

#A995BB #BABB95 #95BB96

Tetradic

#A995BB #BB9695 #A7BB95 #95BABB

Monochromatic

#433A4A #766783 #A99EB3 #C2BAC9 #E8E5EB

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