Dark Plum Color
Dark Plum is a pink color with hex code #3F012C. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark plum, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Plum Color Values
What Does Dark Plum Mean?
Dark Plum belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Dark Plum adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Plum is classified as a red (nearest centroid: very deep purplish red, #54133B). It is also known as Dark Sanctuary.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Plum
Dark Plum and #014114 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #340141 and #41010E, which sit beside dark plum on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark plum with triadic partners #2E4101 and #012E41. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Barossa —
#44012D(Delta E 2) - Aubergine —
#3D0734(Delta E 5) - Blackberry —
#4D0135(Delta E 6) - Toledo —
#3A0020(Delta E 7) - Melanzane —
#300529(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #3F012C; }
.background { background-color: #3F012C; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3F012C; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #3F012C40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark plum?
Dark Plum has the hex code #3F012C. In RGB notation it is rgb(63, 1, 44), in HSL it is hsl(318, 97%, 13%), and its OKLCH value is 0.247, 0.103, 344.6.
What does the color dark plum mean?
Pink-family colors like dark plum carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Plum belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Being on the dark side, Dark Plum adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with dark plum?
Dark Plum has three easy routes: its complement #014114 for punch, its neighbors #340141 and #41010E for something calmer, or triadic partners #2E4101 and #012E41 when you want energy.
Is dark plum a standard web color?
No — Dark Plum is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #3F012C or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark plum lighter or darker?
To lighten dark plum, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FEB9E9 (lightest tint) to #0A0007 (darkest shade).
About Dark Plum
Dark Plum is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Dark Sanctuary. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #3F012C to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.