Plum Purple is a medium dark medium bright shade of Magenta. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Magenta, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Plum Purple is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Plum Purple is #583759.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Plum Purple has 35%% Red, 22% Green, and 35% Blue.
Plum Purple has 298° Hue, 38% Saturation, and 35% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Plum Purple has 298° Hue, 24% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Plum Purple has 1% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow, and 65% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#583759 |
|
RGB |
(88, 55, 89) |
(35%, 22%, 35%) |
HSV |
(298°, 38, 35) |
(82%, 38%, 35%) |
HSL |
(298°, 24, 28) |
(82%, 24%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(1, 38, 0, 65) |
(1%, 38%, 0%, 65%) |
The natural luminance of Plum Purple is 6%, which is low.
Plum Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Plum Purple and black have a 2.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Plum Purple and white have a 10.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
6% |
insufficient (2.1) |
AAA (10.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Plum Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Blue, 13% Magenta, 65% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
1%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
13%
Black
65%
White
22%
To mix Plum Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 13% Magenta, 65% Black, 22% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
13%
Yellow
0%
Black
65%
White
22%
Colors similar to Plum Purple are: Dark Byzantium, Grape, Viola Purple, Purple Taupe, and Light Eggplant. Dark Byzantium is more red than Plum Purple. Grape is more red and brighter than Plum Purple. Viola Purple is paler and lighter than Plum Purple. Purple Taupe is more red and paler than Plum Purple. Light Eggplant is more red and brighter and lighter than Plum Purple.