Plum (C16CE5) — 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 #C16CE5

RGB rgb(193, 108, 229)

HSL hsl(282°, 70%, 66%)

CMYK C:16% M:53% Y:0% K:10%

Luminance 0.2802

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.21:1

Aa — #C16CE5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.54:1

Aa — #C16CE5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C16CE5 #90E56C

Analogous

#846CE5 #C16CE5 #E56CCD

Triadic

#C16CE5 #E5C16C #6CE5C1

Split-comp.

#C16CE5 #CDE56C #6CE584

Tetradic

#C16CE5 #E5846C #90E56C #6CCDE5

Monochromatic

#521B6A #912FBC #BD74DC #D09DE7 #EEDAF6

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