Plum (color)

See also: Plum
This box shows the color plum.
 
Ripe Plums on a plum tree

Plum is a color similar to purple. The name comes from the fruit called a plum.

The first written use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.[1]

Meaning of plum

  • In business, the color plum represents a business deal that is profitable—a plum contract. A plum job is a job that one is assigned to that has a high salary or the job may be a sinecure with good pay but not much work to do. Thus, the color plum represents prosperity.

Tones of plum color comparison chart

Name Color HEX Code Red Green Blue Hue Sat Lum Source
Light Pale Plum #F1D4F1 241 212 241 300° 12% 89% (Plum Light (Xona.com color list)
Pale Plum #DDA0DD 221 160 221 300° 28% 75% (Plum (web color)) (Medium Lavender Magenta)
Light Persian Plum #B76969 183 105 105 0° 43% 56% (Persian Plum Light (Xona.com color list)) (Light Prune)
Purple Plum #9C5186 156 81 134 318° 48% 46% (Crayola Double-Sided Crayons)
Vivid Plum #9400A5 148 0 165 294° 100% 32% (Plum Dark Light (Xona.com color list))
Sugar Plum #914E75 145 78 117 325° 46% 44% (Crayola Silver Swirls)
Plum #8E4585 142 69 133 307° 51% 41% Plum (traditional)) (Plum (Crayola))
Japanese Plum #8F4155 143 65 85 345° 55% 41% (Plum Purple (Japanese traditional colors))
French Plum #811453 129 20 83 325° 84% 29% (Plum (Pourpre.com))
Red Plum #7E314D 126 49 77 338° 61% 34% (Pantone TPX 19-2025)
Persian Plum #701C1C 112 28 28 0° 75% 27% (Xona.com color list) (Prune)
Victoria Plum #704A59 112 74 89 336° 34% 36% (British Standards BS 4800 #02C39)
Plum Wine #6D4C5A 109 76 90 335° 30% 36% (Pantone TPX 18-1411)
Dark Plum #650086 101 0 134 285° 100% 26% (Plum Dark (Xona.com color list))
Catalonian Plum #660066 102 0 102 300° 100% 20%
Black Plum #6A5767 106 87 103 309° 18% 38% (Pantone TPX 18-1706)
Plum Purple #513653 81 54 83 296° 35% 27% (Pantone TPX 19-3218)
Italian Plum #51354A 81 53 74 315° 35% 26% (Pantone TPX 19-2524)

References

  1. ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Plum: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample J9 Note: The color designated plum (color #8E4585) that is displayed in the large color swatch above at the top of the page matches the color identified as plum in the color sample in Maerz and Paul