Plum (A164AA) — 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 #A164AA

RGB rgb(161, 100, 170)

HSL hsl(292°, 29%, 53%)

CMYK C:5% M:41% Y:0% K:33%

Luminance 0.1981

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.27:1

Aa — #A164AA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.92:1

Aa — #A164AA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#A164AA #6EAA64

Analogous

#7E64AA #A164AA #AA6490

Triadic

#A164AA #AAA164 #64AAA1

Split-comp.

#A164AA #90AA64 #64AA7E

Tetradic

#A164AA #AA7E64 #6EAA64 #6490AA

Monochromatic

#261B27 #604464 #98709E #AE8FB3 #CFBCD2

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