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Plum Palette

Plum Palette: #DDA0DD, #A1DDA1, #BFA1DD, #DDA1BF. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Plum Palette assigns primary #DDA0DD, secondary #A1DDA1, surface #BFA1DD, background #DDA1BF, accent #000000. The set spans Pink, Green, Purple, and Gray families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #A1DDA1 at 0.6186; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5use cases

Palette Color Roles

Plum Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#DDA0DDPlum
Secondary#A1DDA1#A1DDA1
Surface#BFA1DD#BFA1DD
Background#DDA1BF#DDA1BF
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-plum-primary: #DDA0DD;
--palette-plum-secondary: #A1DDA1;
--palette-plum-surface: #BFA1DD;
--palette-plum-background: #DDA1BF;
--palette-plum-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Plum Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#DDA0DD
Black 10.15:1 · White 2.07:1
Best #000000
Secondary#A1DDA1
Black 13.37:1 · White 1.57:1
Best #000000
Surface#BFA1DD
Black 9.36:1 · White 2.24:1
Best #000000
Background#DDA1BF
Black 9.92:1 · White 2.12:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Plum Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Plum Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Plum Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.4573
Black text10.15:1AA Pass
White text2.07:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#DDA0DD",
    "name": "Plum"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A1DDA1",
    "name": "#A1DDA1"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BFA1DD",
    "name": "#BFA1DD"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#DDA1BF",
    "name": "#DDA1BF"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#DDA0DD",
    "name": "Plum",
    "blackContrast": 10.15,
    "whiteContrast": 2.07,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#A1DDA1",
    "name": "#A1DDA1",
    "blackContrast": 13.37,
    "whiteContrast": 1.57,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#BFA1DD",
    "name": "#BFA1DD",
    "blackContrast": 9.36,
    "whiteContrast": 2.24,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#DDA1BF",
    "name": "#DDA1BF",
    "blackContrast": 9.92,
    "whiteContrast": 2.12,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "plum palette",
  "generated palette",
  "pink palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "balanced palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-plum-primary: #DDA0DD;\n--palette-plum-secondary: #A1DDA1;\n--palette-plum-surface: #BFA1DD;\n--palette-plum-background: #DDA1BF;\n--palette-plum-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "plum",
  "name": "Plum Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "plum",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Plum, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Plum Palette combines primary #DDA0DD, secondary #A1DDA1, surface #BFA1DD, background #DDA1BF, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a pink palette, green palette, purple palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "plum palette",
    "generated palette",
    "pink palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "balanced palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DDA0DD",
      "slug": "plum",
      "name": "Plum",
      "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"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/plum/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A1DDA1",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#A1DDA1",
      "rgb": [
        161,
        221,
        161
      ],
      "hsl": [
        120,
        47,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        27,
        0,
        27,
        13
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6186,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.37,
        "white": 1.57
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BFA1DD",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#BFA1DD",
      "rgb": [
        191,
        161,
        221
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        47,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        14,
        27,
        0,
        13
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4179,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.36,
        "white": 2.24
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DDA1BF",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#DDA1BF",
      "rgb": [
        221,
        161,
        191
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        47,
        75
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        27,
        14,
        13
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "balanced"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.4462,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 9.92,
        "white": 2.12
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DDA0DD",
      "name": "Plum"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A1DDA1",
      "name": "#A1DDA1"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BFA1DD",
      "name": "#BFA1DD"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DDA1BF",
      "name": "#DDA1BF"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#DDA0DD",
      "name": "Plum",
      "blackContrast": 10.15,
      "whiteContrast": 2.07,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#A1DDA1",
      "name": "#A1DDA1",
      "blackContrast": 13.37,
      "whiteContrast": 1.57,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#BFA1DD",
      "name": "#BFA1DD",
      "blackContrast": 9.36,
      "whiteContrast": 2.24,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#DDA1BF",
      "name": "#DDA1BF",
      "blackContrast": 9.92,
      "whiteContrast": 2.12,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-plum-primary: #DDA0DD;\n--palette-plum-secondary: #A1DDA1;\n--palette-plum-surface: #BFA1DD;\n--palette-plum-background: #DDA1BF;\n--palette-plum-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/plum.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/plum.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/plum/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/plum.json"
}
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