Plum (color)

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.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Plum: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample J9 Note: The color designated plum (color #8E4585) that is displayed in the large color swatch above at the top of the page matches the color identified as plum in the color sample in Maerz and Paul

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
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSourceLight Pale Plum #F1D4F1241212241300°12%89%(Plum Light (Xona.com color list)Pale Plum#DDA0DD221160221300°28%75%(Plum (web color)) (Medium Lavender Magenta)Light Persian Plum#B769691831051050°43%56%(Persian Plum Light (Xona.com color list)) (Light Prune)Purple Plum#9C518615681134318°48%46%(Crayola Double-Sided Crayons)Vivid Plum#9400A51480165294°100%32%(Plum Dark  Light (Xona.com color list))Sugar Plum#914E7514578117325°46%44%(Crayola Silver Swirls)Plum#8E458514269133307°51%41%Plum (traditional)) (Plum (Crayola))Japanese Plum#8F41551436585345°55%41%(Plum Purple (Japanese traditional colors))French Plum#8114531292083325°84%29%(Plum (Pourpre.com))Red Plum#7E314D1264977338°61%34%(Pantone TPX 19-2025)Persian Plum#701C1C11228280°75%27%(Xona.com color list) (Prune)Victoria Plum#704A591127489336°34%36%(British Standards BS 4800 #02C39)Plum Wine#6D4C5A1097690335°30%36%(Pantone TPX 18-1411)Dark Plum#6500861010134285°100%26%(Plum Dark (Xona.com color list))Catalonian  Plum#6600661020102300°100%20%Black Plum#6A576710687103309°18%38%(Pantone TPX 18-1706)Plum Purple#513653815483296°35%27%(Pantone TPX 19-3218)Italian Plum#51354A815374315°35%26%(Pantone TPX 19-2524)

Related pages
 List of colors

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