Plum Color
Plum is a soft, fruity purple that feels sweet and approachable. It is a popular choice for children's brands, confectionery, and designs that want purple without heaviness.
Pair it with mint green for a playful, candy-inspired palette.
The Plum Color Palette
Five colors built around plum — its tints, shades, and complementary partner.
Colors That Go With Plum
Three ready-made combinations. Click any swatch to copy it, or explore the full guide.
Soft & Dreamy
A gentle, harmonious mix built from plum and its closest neighbors on the color wheel.
Bold Contrast
Plum against its complementary color and deep shades for a palette with real presence.
Fresh & Playful
A lively split-complementary combination that keeps plum as the star.
Shades of Plum
Darker versions, mixed toward black.
Tints of Plum
Lighter versions, mixed toward white.
Color Harmonies with Plum
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split Complementary
Tetradic
Monochromatic
Contrast Combinations
How plum performs as a background with common text colors, per WCAG.
White text
Ratio 2.07:1
FailBlack text
Ratio 10.15:1
AAAInk text
Ratio 6.98:1
AA