Plum (color)

Plum
 
About these coordinates     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°)
SourceMaerz and Paul[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Underripe black plums on a plum tree

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.[2][3]

The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.[4]

  1. ^ This color matches the color identified as plum in the color sample in Maerz and Paul's A Dictionary of Color, displayed on page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample J9
  2. ^ William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp
  3. ^ John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp 580–584
  4. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill p. 202; Color Sample of Plum4: p. 117 Plate 47 Color Sample J9 Note: The color designated plum (color #8E4585) that is displayed above matches the color identified as plum in the color sample in Maerz and Paul