purplecoolCSS named color
Plum #DDA0DD
A light purple named after the fruit.
Use cases: Soft palettes · Feminine UI
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #DDA0DD | |
| RGB | rgb(221, 160, 221) | |
| HSL | hsl(300, 47%, 75%) | |
| HSV | hsv(300, 28%, 87%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 0%, 13.3%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4395, 45.736, 74.3002) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.4, 32.5, -22.0) | |
| Luminance | 0.457 (WCAG relative) |
/* Plum */
color: #dda0dd;
background-color: #dda0dd;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#c790c7 #b180b1 #9b709b #856085 #6f506f #584058 #423042 #2c202c #161016 #000000
Tints (toward white)
#e0aae0 #e4b3e4 #e7bde7 #ebc6eb #eed0ee #f1d9f1 #f5e3f5 #f8ecf8 #fcf6fc #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#d49dd4 #ca9aca #c196c1 #b893b8 #af90af #a58da5 #9c8a9c #938693 #898389 #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#DDA0DD
#A0DDA0
#dda0dd #a0dda0
Analogous
Edit in generator →#BFA0DD
#DDA0DD
#DDA0BF
#bfa0dd #dda0dd #dda0bf
Triadic
Edit in generator →#DDA0DD
#DDDDA0
#A0DDDD
#dda0dd #dddda0 #a0dddd
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#DDA0DD
#DDBFA0
#A0DDA0
#A0BFDD
#dda0dd #ddbfa0 #a0dda0 #a0bfdd
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#DDA0DD
#BFDDA0
#A0DDBF
#dda0dd #bfdda0 #a0ddbf
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#BD46BD
#CD73CD
#DDA0DD
#EDCDED
#F7E8F7
#bd46bd #cd73cd #dda0dd #edcded #f7e8f7
Accessibility & contrast
2.07
#DDA0DD on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
10.15
#DDA0DD on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
Best text on plum
10.15
#000000 text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Lilac #C8A2C8 | 6.18 | |
| Mauve #E0B0FF | 6.87 | |
| Lavender #B39DDB | 9.60 | |
| Orchid #DA70D6 | 11.42 | |
| Dusty Pink #D8A7B1 | 14.05 | |
| Hot Pink #FF69B4 | 14.23 |
Related colors
Palettes with plum
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.