Colors

#DDA0DD

Plum

Plum is #DDA0DD. In CSS you can write it as the keyword plum. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#DDA0DD
RGB
rgb(221, 160, 221)
HSL
hsl(300,47%,75%)
HSV
hsv(300, 28%, 87%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,28,0,13)
OKLCH
oklch(78.3% 0.108 326.5)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#E4B3E4

20% white

#EBC6EB

40% white

#F1D9F1

60% white

#F8ECF8

80% white

Shades

#B180B1

20% black

#856085

40% black

#584058

60% black

#2C202C

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Plum. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

#DDA1DD

#A1DDA1

#EEDDEE

#DDEEDD

#B181B1

#BFA1DD

#DDA1DD

#DDA1BF

#DDA1A1

#A6A6D9

#DDA1DD

#DDDDA1

#A1DDDD

#EEEEDD

#88C3C3

Split Complementary

Open in palette generator

#DDA1DD

#BFDDA1

#A1DDBF

#F6EFF6

#81B181

#4B1B4B

#832F83

#BB44BB

#D07CD0

#E4B4E4

#DDA1DD

#DDBFA1

#A1DDA1

#A1BFDD

#E8DED4

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 2.07:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 10.15:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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