Plum (color)
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Plum is a deep purple color, such as that shown at right (color #8E4585), 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 (also known as olive).[3][4]
The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.[5]
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Variations of plum [edit]
Pale plum [edit]
| Plum (web) | |
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 Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #DDA0DD |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (221, 160, 221) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 28, 0, 13) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (300°, 28%, 87[6]%) |
| Source | X11 |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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At right is displayed pale tone of plum that is the web color called plum.
This color is paler than the color at the head of this article (color #8E4585)—paler than the color of an actual plum.
Persian plum (prune) [edit]
| Persian Plum | |
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| Color coordinates |
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| Hex triplet | #701C1C |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (112, 28, 28) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 75, 75, 56) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (0°, 75%, 44[7]%) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Displayed at right is the color Persian plum from the Xona.com Color List.
This is the color traditionally called prune because it is a representation of the average color of prunes. Prune is the French word for plum, but in English the name "prune" is applied to dried plums. This color is a representation of the color of cooked dried plums (prunes).
The first recorded use of prune as a color name in English was in 1789.[8]
Plum in nature [edit]
- The plum-colored starling is a relatively small species of starling in the Sturnidae family.
Plum in human culture [edit]
- 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.
- American Express has a credit card called a Plum credit card that has a higher credit limit and a lower interest rate than a regular credit card; it is only available to someone with a good credit rating.[9]
- The Electric Prunes is a psychedelic rock band formed in Seattle in 1966 that was popular among the hippies during the Summer of Love in 1967. They disbanded in 1970 and reformed in 1999.
References [edit]
- ^ |web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #8E4585 (Plum):
- ^ RGB approximations of RYB tertiary colors, using cubic interpolation.[1] The colors displayed here are substantially paler than the true color a mixture of paints would produce.
- ^ 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 Page 202; Color Sample of Plum4: Page 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
- ^ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #DDA0DD (Pale Plum):
- ^ web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #701C1C (Persian Plum) (Prune):
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Prune: Page 117 Plate 47 Color Sample J8
- ^ American Express Plum Card
See also [edit]
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