Plum (C859DC) — 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 #C859DC

RGB rgb(200, 89, 220)

HSL hsl(291°, 65%, 61%)

CMYK C:9% M:60% Y:0% K:14%

Luminance 0.2473

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.55:1

Aa — #C859DC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 5.92:1

Aa — #C859DC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C859DC #6EDC5B

Analogous

#885BDC #C859DC #DC5BAF

Triadic

#C859DC #DCC95B #5BDCC9

Split-comp.

#C859DC #AFDC5B #5BDC88

Tetradic

#C859DC #DC885B #6EDC5B #5BAFDC

Monochromatic

#4A1853 #912FA2 #C265D2 #D28CDE #E9C8EF

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