Plum (DC38D9) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Plum"

Purple · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Emotional and creative color. Evokes transformation, innovation and modern femininity.

✨ Uses

Fashion, beauty, youth marketing, creative tech.

Tip

Plum pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #DC38D9

RGB rgb(220, 56, 217)

HSL hsl(301°, 70%, 54%)

CMYK C:0% M:75% Y:1% K:14%

Luminance 0.2297

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.74:1

Aa — #DC38D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.61:1

Aa — #DC38D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#DC38D9 #38DC3A

Analogous

#8C38DC #DC38D9 #DC3887

Triadic

#DC38D9 #D9DC38 #38D9DC

Split-comp.

#DC38D9 #87DC38 #38DC8C

Tetradic

#DC38D9 #DC8C38 #38DC3A #3887DC

Monochromatic

#390E38 #8B2389 #D043CE #DA6CD8 #EAA9E9

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