Nearest-color comparison

Plum vs Wisteria

Plum and Wisteria are different pink and purple colors with HEX values #DDA0DD and #C9A0DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Plum and Wisteria are very close colors. Plum is the lighter option. Plum reads warmer. Their mutual contrast is 1.06:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Plum#DDA0DD

Wisteria#C9A0DC

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Plum and Wisteria across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance20

Pair contrast1.06:1

Luminance delta0.03

Hue delta19 deg

Lighter colorPlum

More saturatedPlum

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

pink color

Plum

Plum is #DDA0DD, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Wisteria, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DDA0DD RGB221, 160, 221 HSL300, 47, 75 CMYK0, 28, 0, 13 Luminance0.4573 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

purple color

Wisteria

Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Plum, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#C9A0DC RGB201, 160, 220 HSL281, 46, 75 CMYK9, 27, 0, 14 Luminance0.4273 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Plum or Wisteria

Choose PlumPlum is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DDA0DD.

Choose WisteriaWisteria is better when the design needs balanced purple character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #C9A0DC.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyPlumWisteria

HEX#DDA0DD#C9A0DC

RGB221, 160, 221201, 160, 220

HSL300, 47, 75281, 46, 75

CMYK0, 28, 0, 139, 27, 0, 14

FamilyPinkPurple

TemperatureWarmCool

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.45730.4273

Black contrast10.15:19.55:1

White contrast2.07:12.2:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Plumblack text - 10.15:1

Wisteriablack text - 9.55:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Plum#DDA0DD

Wisteria#C9A0DC

#F6E5F6#F6E5F6

#F0E5F5#F0E5F5

#A1DDA1#A1DDA1

#B4DDA2#B4DDA2

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Plum",
    "hex": "#DDA0DD",
    "rgb": [
      221,
      160,
      221
    ],
    "hsl": [
      300,
      47,
      75
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      28,
      0,
      13
    ],
    "family": "pink",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4573,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 10.15,
      "white": 2.07
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.15
    },
    "description": "Plum is #DDA0DD, a warm pink color with balanced character. Compared with Wisteria, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/plum/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/plum.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "wisteria",
    "name": "Wisteria",
    "hex": "#C9A0DC",
    "rgb": [
      201,
      160,
      220
    ],
    "hsl": [
      281,
      46,
      75
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      9,
      27,
      0,
      14
    ],
    "family": "purple",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4273,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.55,
      "white": 2.2
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.55
    },
    "description": "Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Plum, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/wisteria/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wisteria.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 20,
  "contrastRatio": 1.06,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 19,
    "saturation": 1,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.03,
  "sameFamily": false,
  "sameTemperature": false,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Plum",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Plum"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.06,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Plum",
      "background": "#DDA0DD",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 10.15
    },
    {
      "color": "Wisteria",
      "background": "#C9A0DC",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.55
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

{
  "chooseFirstWhen": "Plum is better when the design needs balanced pink character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DDA0DD.",
  "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."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/plum-vs-wisteria.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/plum.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wisteria.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Plum and Wisteria are different pink and purple colors with HEX values #DDA0DD and #C9A0DC. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 20, their contrast ratio is 1.06:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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        47,
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      "tone": [
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      },
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    },
    {
      "slug": "wisteria",
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        "label": "black text",
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      "description": "Wisteria is #C9A0DC, a cool purple color with balanced character. Compared with Plum, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
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    "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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