Plum (BA42DC) — 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 #BA42DC

RGB rgb(186, 66, 220)

HSL hsl(287°, 69%, 56%)

CMYK C:15% M:70% Y:0% K:14%

Luminance 0.1949

WCAG Accessibility

On white 4.29:1

Aa — #BA42DC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 4.9:1

Aa — #BA42DC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BA42DC #63DC41

Analogous

#6D41DC #BA42DC #DC41B0

Triadic

#BA42DC #DCBB41 #41DCBB

Split-comp.

#BA42DC #B0DC41 #41DC6D

Tetradic

#BA42DC #DC6D41 #63DC41 #41B0DC

Monochromatic

#361141 #7A2692 #B44DD1 #C575DB #DFB2EB

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