Plum (color)
| 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 |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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.
As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate.
The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.