#675A75Plummy (#675A75) is a dark, muted purple with an OKLCH hue of 307°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.045. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #675A75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(103, 90, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 13%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 23%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 23%, 0%, 54%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(40.4 11 -13.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.490 0.045 307) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Plummy shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6b586d — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta#6a5a73 — ΔE 0.6, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#675a75 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#675a77 — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward blueTest Plummy in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.37:1 and against black 3.3:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#baafc6 · #9488a1 · #675a75 · #4d415a · #2c2237 · #0f0717
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7881a7 · #716b96 · #675a75 · #624366 · #56324b · #472332
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d2b0ba · #c2889b · #91747d · #675a75 · #4e3c60 · #332343
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b7ce99 · #847d8b · #675a75 · #483d54 · #2b2235 · #100a16
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f0f3ec · #b7b2bc · #797b76 · #675a75 · #4a4550 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f5effb · #ccc6d4 · #675a75 · #281f31 · #07010e · #acd568
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eef5e5 · #aabc93 · #6f8351 · #675a75 · #3f4e27 · #020005
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eef5e5 · #bfb589 · #538868 · #675a75 · #52481b · #000501
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fdefe2 · #cfad8c · #3e8981 · #675a75 · #11534d · #120500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffede8 · #d7a79a · #6f8351 · #675a75 · #13505e · #010200
#7D728A · #948AA0 · #ACA3B6 · #C5BDCD · #DED8E4
#564A62 · #453B50 · #352C3E · #251E2E · #17101E
#665B71 · #645D6C · #635E68
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.