#85486F · Plum

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#85486F is a medium, muted purple color, closest to Plum and near Plum and Brick Red. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness and 0.10 chroma at hue 342°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #85486F a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#85486F
RGBrgb(133, 72, 111)
HSLhsl(322, 30%, 40%)
CMYK0, 46, 17, 48
CSS var--plum
Contrast6.66:1 white · 3.15:1 black

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How to use #85486F

White text passes WCAG AA on #85486F (6.66:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #85486F with its analogous neighbors #7C4785 and #854750; for contrast use its complement #47855E as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

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