Nearest-color comparison
Plum #DDA0DD vs Wisteria #C9A0DC: RGB distance 20 and contrast 1.06:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Plum and Wisteria are very close, with an RGB distance of 20. Plum is lighter by 0.03, and Plum is more saturated by 1 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Plum and Wisteria across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
pink color
Plum is #DDA0DD, a warm pink with hue 300°, saturation 47% and luminance 0.4573. Beside Wisteria, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 10.15:1.
purple color
Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple with hue 281°, saturation 46% and luminance 0.4273. Beside Plum, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, black text gives the higher contrast at 9.55:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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"chooseSecondWhen": "Wisteria is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C9A0DC.",
"useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
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