Plum (B565BD) — 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 #B565BD

RGB rgb(181, 101, 189)

HSL hsl(295°, 40%, 57%)

CMYK C:4% M:47% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.2306

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.78:1

Aa — #B565BD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.56:1

Aa — #B565BD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B565BD #6DBD65

Analogous

#8A65BD #B565BD #BD6599

Triadic

#B565BD #BDB665 #65BDB6

Split-comp.

#B565BD #99BD65 #65BD8A

Tetradic

#B565BD #BD8A65 #6DBD65 #6599BD

Monochromatic

#361E38 #76427B #AD70B2 #C092C4 #DDC3DF

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