Plum (B550BD) — 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 #B550BD

RGB rgb(181, 80, 189)

HSL hsl(296°, 45%, 53%)

CMYK C:4% M:58% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.1932

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.33:1

Aa — #B550BD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.85:1

Aa — #B550BD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B550BD #58BD51

Analogous

#8051BD #B550BD #BD518E

Triadic

#B550BD #BDB651 #51BDB6

Split-comp.

#B550BD #8EBD51 #51BD80

Tetradic

#B550BD #BD8051 #58BD51 #518EBD

Monochromatic

#2B162D #6E3772 #AC5DB1 #BD80C2 #D8B3DB

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