plum — #DDA0DD
#DDA0DD
rgb(221, 160, 221) · hsl(300, 47%, 75%) · CSS keyword plum
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| plum on white | 2.07:1 | — | — |
| plum on black | 10.15:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, plum takes black text: 10.15:1 against 2.07:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: plum;
color: #dda0dd;
color: rgb(221 160 221);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to plum
- thistle — #D8BFD8
- violet — #EE82EE
- lightpink — #FFB6C1
- silver — #C0C0C0
- pink — #FFC0CB
- tan — #D2B48C
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for plum?
The hex code for plum is #DDA0DD — RGB 221, 160, 221.
Can I use plum for text?
Not on a white background. plum reaches only 2.07:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on plum be black or white?
Black — 10.15:1 against 2.07:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- purple — #800080
- rebeccapurple — #663399
- red — #FF0000
- rosybrown — #BC8F8F
- royalblue — #4169E1
- saddlebrown — #8B4513
- salmon — #FA8072
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- seagreen — #2E8B57
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- sienna — #A0522D
#DDA0DD in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference