What color is Purple Plum?
Purple plum is a deep, rich violet with a noticeable red undertone, hex #9C51B6, similar in tone to the skin of a ripe plum. It is darker than lavender but brighter than eggplant, with enough warmth to keep it from reading as a cool blue-purple.
What is the meaning of the color Purple Plum?
The name links directly to the plum fruit, whose dark violet-red skin has been a color reference in English since at least the late 17th century. Purple dyes of this range were historically expensive to produce, associated with royalty and clergy across Europe due to the scarcity of natural violet pigments before synthetic dyes became available in 1856. William Perkin’s accidental synthesis of mauveine that year opened the door to affordable purple tones for the first time, shifting the color from exclusive to broadly commercial. Cadbury adopted a similar deep purple for its chocolate packaging in 1914, and the shade has been linked to premium consumer goods ever since.
What colors go with Purple Plum?
Colors that pair well with Purple plum include:
Gold: warm, rich contrast
Dusty rose: soft, close harmony
Charcoal gray: grounded, dark balance
Cream: light, gentle relief
Forest green: cool, earthy contrast
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #9C51B6 |
color: #9C51B6;
|
| RGB | 156, 81, 182 |
color: rgb(156, 81, 182);
|
| RGB Percentage | 61%, 32%, 71% |
color: rgb(61%, 32%, 71%);
|
| CMYK | 14%, 55%, 0%, 29% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 285°, 41%, 52% |
color: hsl(285, 41%, 52%);
|
| HSV | 285°, 55%, 71% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 42, 15, -34 |
color: lab(42% 15 -34);
|
| Decimal | 10244534 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.purple-plum {
color: #9C51B6;
}
$purple-plum: #9C51B6;
rgb(156, 81, 182)