Plum (9E79BE) — 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 #9E79BE

RGB rgb(158, 121, 190)

HSL hsl(272°, 35%, 61%)

CMYK C:17% M:36% Y:0% K:25%

Luminance 0.2507

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.54:1

Aa — #9E79BE

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.93:1

Aa — #9E79BE

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#9E79BE #99BE79

Analogous

#7B79BE #9E79BE #BE79BC

Triadic

#9E79BE #BE9E79 #79BE9E

Split-comp.

#9E79BE #BCBE79 #79BE7B

Tetradic

#9E79BE #BE7B79 #99BE79 #79BCBE

Monochromatic

#362843 #6A4E83 #9D83B4 #B6A3C8 #DCD2E4

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