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Plum (color)
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Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit.
For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Color coordinates, Hex triplet ...
Plum | |
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Hex triplet | #8E4585 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (142, 69, 133) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (307°, 51%, 56%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (41, 51, 315°) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate.[2][3]
The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.[4]