Plum (color)

See also: Plum

This box shows the color plum.

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.

Meaning of plum

• In business, the color plum represents a business deal that is profitable--a plum contract. A plum job is a job that one is assigned to that has a high salary or the job may be a sinecure with good pay but not much work to do. Thus, the color plum represents prosperity.

Tones of plum color comparison chart

• Light Pale Plum (Plum Light (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #F1D4F1) (RGB: 241, 212, 241)
• Pale Plum (Plum (web color)) (Medium Lavender Magenta) (Hex: #DDA0DD) (RGB: 221, 160, 221)
• Light Persian Plum (Persian Plum Light (Xona.com color list)) (Light Prune) (Hex: #B76969) (RGB: 183, 105, 105)
• Purple Plum (Crayola Double-Sided Crayons) (Hex: #9C5186) (RGB: 156, 81, 182)
• Vivid Plum (Plum Dark Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #9400A5) (RGB: 140, 0, 165)
• Sugar Plum (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Hex: #914E75) (RGB: 145, 78, 117)
• PLUM (Plum (traditional)) (Plum (Crayola)) (PerBang.dk) (Hex: #8E4585) (RGB: 142, 69, 133)
• Japanese Plum (Plum Purple (Japanese traditional colors)) (Hex: #8F4155) (RGB: 143, 65, 85)
• French Plum (Plum (Pourpre.com)) (Hex: #811453) (RGB: 129, 20, 83)
• Persian Plum (Xona.com color list) (Prune) (Hex: #701C1C) (RGB: 112, 28, 28)
• Victoria Plum (British Standards BS 4800 #02C39) (Hex: #704A59) (RGB: 112, 74, 89)
• Dark Plum (Plum Dark (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #650086) (RGB: 101, 0, 134)
• Catalonian Plum (Hex: #660066) (RGB: 102, 0, 102)

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