Plum (color) facts for kids
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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.
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) |
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A prune
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