Plum (color)

Plum
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
	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 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]

^ 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
^ William J. Miskella, 1928, Practical Color Simplified: A Handbook on Lacquering, Enameling, Coloring And Painting, pp
^ John Lemos, 1920, "Color Charts for the School Room", in School Arts, vol. 19, pp 580–584
^ 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

[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

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