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| Plum | |
|---|---|
 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°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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 theplum fruit.
As aquaternary color on theRYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colorsrusset andslate.[2][3]
The first recorded use ofplum as a color name inEnglish was in 1805.[4]
| Plum (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #843179 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (132, 49, 121) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (308°, 63%, 52%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (35, 54, 316°) |
| Source | Crayola[5] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Plum (web) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DDA0DD |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (221, 160, 221) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (300°, 28%, 87%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (73, 50, 308°) |
| Source | X11 |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light reddish purple |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
At right is displayed the colorpale plum, which is the pale tone of plum that is theweb color calledplum.
This color is paler than the color at the head of this article and paler than the color of an actual plum.
| Plum (RYB) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C2938D |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (194, 147, 141) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (7°, 27%, 76%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (65, 32, 19°) |
| Source | RYB color system |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light reddish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
| Persian Plum (prune) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #701C1C |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (112, 28, 28) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (0°, 75%, 44%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (25, 59, 12°) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List[6] (Maerz and Paul) |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep reddish brown |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the colorPersian plum from theXona.com Color List.
This is the color traditionally calledprune because it is a representation of the average color ofprunes.Prune is theFrench word for "plum", but in English the name "prune" is applied todried plums. This color is a representation of the color of cooked dried plums (prunes).
The first recorded use ofprune as a color name inEnglish was in 1789.[7]
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