Plum (color)

For other uses, see Plum (disambiguation).

Ripe Plums on a plum tree

Plum       Color coordinates Hex triplet #8E4585 sRGBB  (r, g, b) (142, 69, 133) CMYKH   (c, m, y, k) (0, 51, 6, 44) HSV       (h, s, v) (347°, 51,4%, 55,7%) Source Crayola B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Plum as an RYB quaternary color   russet   plum   slate

Plum is a deep purple color, such as that shown at right (color #8E4585), 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 (also known as olive).

The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.

Variations of plum

Pale plum

Plum (web)
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DDA0DD
sRGBB  (r, g, b)	(221, 160, 221)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)	(0, 28, 0, 13)
HSV       (h, s, v)	(300°, 28%, 87%)
Source	X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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 (color #8E4585)—paler than the color of an actual plum.

Persian plum (prune)

Persian Plum
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#701C1C
sRGBB  (r, g, b)	(112, 28, 28)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)	(0, 75, 75, 56)
HSV       (h, s, v)	(0°, 75%, 44%)
Source	Xona.com Color List
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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).

The first recorded use of prune as a color name in English was in 1789.

See also

• List of colors