Plum (AB89C8) — 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 #AB89C8

RGB rgb(171, 137, 200)

HSL hsl(272°, 36%, 66%)

CMYK C:15% M:32% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.3129

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.94:1

Aa — #AB89C8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.14:1

Aa — #AB89C8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB89C8 #A6C889

Analogous

#8B89C8 #AB89C8 #C889C5

Triadic

#AB89C8 #C8AA89 #89C8AA

Split-comp.

#AB89C8 #C5C889 #89C88B

Tetradic

#AB89C8 #C88B89 #A6C889 #89C5C8

Monochromatic

#433154 #775794 #AA92BF #C3B2D2 #E8E2EE

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