#8E4585 · Plum

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#8E4585 is a medium, muted purple color, closest to Plum and near Grape and Purple. In OKLCH it has 51% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 332°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8E4585 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#8E4585
RGBrgb(142, 69, 133)
HSLhsl(307, 35%, 41%)
CMYK0, 51, 6, 44
CSS var--plum
Contrast6.29:1 white · 3.34:1 black

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How to use #8E4585

White text passes WCAG AA on #8E4585 (6.29:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8E4585 with its analogous neighbors #71448D and #8D4460; for contrast use its complement #448D4C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--plum: #8E4585;

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