Plum (9861BB) — 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 #9861BB

RGB rgb(152, 97, 187)

HSL hsl(277°, 40%, 56%)

CMYK C:19% M:48% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.1899

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.41:1

Aa — #9861BB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.76:1

Aa — #9861BB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9861BB #84BC62

Analogous

#6C62BC #9861BB #BC62B1

Triadic

#9861BB #BC9962 #62BC99

Split-comp.

#9861BB #B1BC62 #62BC6C

Tetradic

#9861BB #BC6C62 #84BC62 #62B1BC

Monochromatic

#2C1D35 #624077 #976DB0 #AE8EC2 #D2C0DD

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