Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Plum Purple

Plum Purple is a balanced pink color with HEX #8E4585. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 142, 69, 133, HSL 307, 35%, 41%, warm temperature, and is useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents.

#8E4585 pink warm balanced
HEX #8E4585
RGB rgb(142, 69, 133)
HSL hsl(307 35% 41%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 6, 44)
Luminance 0.117
Contrast Black 3.34:1White 6.29:1

CSS Utilities

--color-plum-purple: #8E4585;
.bg-plum-purple { background-color: #8E4585; }
.text-plum-purple { color: #8E4585; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.117
Black text3.34:1AA Fail
White text6.29:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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WCAG
{
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    "#FFFFFF",
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  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#A42D96",
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  "pastel": "#BA97B6",
  "neon": "#FA00DD"
}
Pairings
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Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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Color meaning and use

About Plum Purple Color

Plum Purple sits in the pink family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Plum Purple is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include creativity, depth, and softness, which makes it relevant for beauty and wellness. In design work, Plum Purple is most useful for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Plum Purple accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8E4585.Plum Purple CSS utilitiesUse Plum Purple in CSS variables and utility classes.#8E4585 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Plum Purple paletteOpen the generated palette based on Plum Purple.Plum Purple harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Plum Purple against black and white text.

Black text3.34:1AA Fail
White text6.29:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Royal Purple#7851A9
Rebecca Purple#663399
Hibiscus#B6316C
Grape#6F2DA8
Iolite#5A4C8D

Color Harmonies

#448D4C#448D4C
#71448D#71448D
#8D4460#8D4460
#858D44#858D44
#44858D#44858D
Open full Plum Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#BB72B3#BB72B3
#4F264A#4F264A
#A42D96#A42D96
#765B73#765B73
#BA97B6#BA97B6
#FA00DD#FA00DD

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#448D4C#448D4C
#71448D#71448D
#8D4460#8D4460
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5