Plum (color)

For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation).

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.

Plum
Color coordinates
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)

Underripe black plums on a plum tree

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]

Variations of plum

Plum (Crayola)

Plum (Crayola)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#843179
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(132, 49, 121)
HSV (h, s, v)	(308°, 63%, 52%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(35, 54, 316°)
Source	Crayola[5]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pale plum

Plum (web)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DDA0DD
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(221, 160, 221)
HSV (h, s, v)	(300°, 28%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(73, 50, 308°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light reddish purple
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color pale plum, which is the pale tone of plum that is the web color called plum.

This color is paler than the color at the head of this article and paler than the color of an actual plum.

Plum (RYB)

Plum (RYB)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#C2938D
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(194, 147, 141)
HSV (h, s, v)	(7°, 27%, 76%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(65, 32, 19°)
Source	RYB color system
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Persian plum (prune)

Persian Plum (prune)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#701C1C
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(112, 28, 28)
HSV (h, s, v)	(0°, 75%, 44%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(25, 59, 12°)
Source	Xona.com Color List[6] (Maerz and Paul)
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Deep reddish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color Persian plum from the Xona.com Color List.

This is the color traditionally called prune because it is a representation of the average color of prunes. Prune is the French word for "plum", but in English the name "prune" is applied to dried plums. This color is a representation of the color of cooked dried plums (prunes).

A prune

The first recorded use of prune as a color name in English was in 1789.^[7]