Plum is the CSS named color #DDA0DD — rgb(221, 160, 221), hsl(300, 47%, 75%). Its relative luminance is 0.457, giving 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #DDA0DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 160, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 47%, 75%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.4573 |
| Contrast on white | 2.07:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 10.15:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing plum toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
plum is #DDA0DD, which is rgb(221, 160, 221) and hsl(300, 47%, 75%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Plum has a relative luminance of 0.457 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 2.07:1; against black, 10.15:1.
plum reaches 10.15:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.