Plum is a purple shade and one of the web colors that belong to the X11 color list. The color plum is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit.
What color is Plum?
Plum color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Plum is #DDA0DD, and the RGB color code is RGB(221, 160, 221).
In the RGB color model, Plum has a red value of 221, a green value of 160, and a blue value of 221. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 27.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 13.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 47.3 % saturation, and 74.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Plum has a hue of 300° (degrees), 27.6 % saturation and 86.7 % brightness/value.
Plum is cool or warm?
The color Plum is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Plum? (For interior and product design)
Plum has an LRV of nearly 45.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 45.7 of Plum with dark and light color
Is Plum Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Plum meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Plum color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #DDA0DD
- Red
- DD
- Green
- A0
- Blue
- DD
- Red
- 221 (86.7%)
- Green
- 160 (62.7%)
- Blue
- 221 (86.7%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 27.60%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 13.33%
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 47.29 %
- Lightness
- 74.71 %
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 27.60 %
- Brightness / Value
- 86.67 %
- Red
- 35 (13.6%)
- Yellow
- 24 (9.4%)
- Blue
- 51 (20.2%)
- Hue
- 300°
- Whiteness
- 62.75 %
- Blackness
- 13.33 %
- Cyan
- 13.33%
- Magenta
- 37.25%
- Yellow
- 13.33%
- X
- 55.44
- Y
- 45.73
- Z
- 74.31
- Y1
- 45.73
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.26
- L
- 73.37
- A
- 32.54
- B
- -22
- L
- 73.37
- C
- 39.28
- H
- 325.94
- L
- 73.37
- U
- 30.63
- V
- -39.61
- L
- 67.63
- A
- 27.99
- B
- -17.81
- LRV
- ~ 45.7 %
- Munsell Color System
- 8.4P 7.2/8.2
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Plum
These are the named colors closest to Plum , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Plum color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Plum to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Plum color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Plum to Pantone TCX
RAL Design
Plum color similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Plum to RAL Design
Paint similar to Plum
These are the real paint colors closest to Plum from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Plum once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Plum to Dunn-Edwards
PPG Paints
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Plum to PPG Paints
Valspar
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Plum to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Plum to Benjamin Moore
Behr
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Plum to Behr
Sherwin Williams
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Plum to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Plum color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Plum to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Plum - #DDA0DD color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Plum - #DDA0DD?
Color that best contrast with Plum - #DDA0DD is #A0DDA0, color name is Grape Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Plum - #DDA0DD?
Complementary or Opposite color for Plum - #DDA0DD is #A0DDA0, color name is Grape Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Plum - #DDA0DD Color Images and Patterns
