CSS utility

Plum CSS Utilities

Plum CSS utilities provide reusable variables and utility classes for #DDA0DD. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the snippet includes background, text, border, surface, RGB token, best text color, and contrast notes for implementation-ready design systems.

Color page #DDA0DD WCAG

Preview Plum #DDA0DD

Utility Classes

Background.bg-plum

Text.text-plum

Border.border-plum

Surface.surface-plum

CSS Snippet

:root {
  --color-plum: #DDA0DD;
  --color-plum-rgb: 221 160 221;
  --color-plum-contrast: #111827;
}

.bg-plum { background-color: var(--color-plum); }
.text-plum { color: var(--color-plum); }
.border-plum { border-color: var(--color-plum); }
.surface-plum {
  background-color: var(--color-plum);
  color: var(--color-plum-contrast);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-plum), #111827 18%);
}
.shadow-plum { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-plum-rgb) / 28%); }

Usage Examples

Surface cardUse for panels, labels, badges, and interface accents.

Border accentUse as a soft divider or outline color.

Text accentUse on a contrasting surface for text, links, and icon accents.

Implementation Notes

Best text color#111827

Black contrast10.15:1

White contrast2.07:1

RGB token221 160 221

Luminance0.4573

Black text10.15:1AA Pass

White text2.07:1AA Fail

cssVariablesReusable CSS custom properties

utilityClassesBackground, text, border, surface, and shadow classes

bestTextColorAccessible default foreground token

contrastBlack and white contrast ratios

wcagAA and AAA text color options

relatedEndpointsLinked machine-readable resources

Structured sections

CSS variables

{
  "color": "--color-plum: #DDA0DD;",
  "rgb": "--color-plum-rgb: 221 160 221;",
  "contrast": "--color-plum-contrast: #111827;"
}

Utility classes

{
  "background": ".bg-plum",
  "text": ".text-plum",
  "border": ".border-plum",
  "surface": ".surface-plum",
  "shadow": ".shadow-plum"
}

Accessibility

{
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.15,
    "white": 2.07
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  }
}

Implementation

{
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-plum: #DDA0DD;\n  --color-plum-rgb: 221 160 221;\n  --color-plum-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-plum { background-color: var(--color-plum); }\n.text-plum { color: var(--color-plum); }\n.border-plum { border-color: var(--color-plum); }\n.surface-plum {\n  background-color: var(--color-plum);\n  color: var(--color-plum-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-plum), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-plum { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-plum-rgb) / 28%); }"
}

Related endpoints

[
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/plum.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/plum.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "plum",
  "name": "Plum",
  "hex": "#DDA0DD",
  "rgb": [
    221,
    160,
    221
  ],
  "hsl": [
    300,
    47,
    75
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    28,
    0,
    13
  ],
  "luminance": 0.4573,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 10.15,
    "white": 2.07
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  "family": "pink",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "bestTextColor": "#111827",
  "cssVariables": {
    "color": "--color-plum: #DDA0DD;",
    "rgb": "--color-plum-rgb: 221 160 221;",
    "contrast": "--color-plum-contrast: #111827;"
  },
  "utilityClasses": {
    "background": ".bg-plum",
    "text": ".text-plum",
    "border": ".border-plum",
    "surface": ".surface-plum",
    "shadow": ".shadow-plum"
  },
  "cssSnippet": ":root {\n  --color-plum: #DDA0DD;\n  --color-plum-rgb: 221 160 221;\n  --color-plum-contrast: #111827;\n}\n\n.bg-plum { background-color: var(--color-plum); }\n.text-plum { color: var(--color-plum); }\n.border-plum { border-color: var(--color-plum); }\n.surface-plum {\n  background-color: var(--color-plum);\n  color: var(--color-plum-contrast);\n  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-plum), #111827 18%);\n}\n.shadow-plum { box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgb(var(--color-plum-rgb) / 28%); }",
  "useCases": [
    "CSS variables",
    "utility classes",
    "design system tokens",
    "UI surface styling",
    "accessible text pairing"
  ],
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/plum.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/plum.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/css/colors/plum/",
  "colorUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/plum/",
  "hexUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/hex/dda0dd/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/css/colors/plum.json"
}

Plum CSS Utilities

Utility Classes

CSS Snippet

Usage Examples

Implementation Notes

Machine-Readable Plum CSS Utilities (JSON)

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