Sugar Plum (#914E75)

The hex code for Sugar Plum is #914E75. It is rgb(145, 78, 117) in RGB, hsl(325, 30%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 43%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#914E75

HEX#914E75

RGBrgb(145, 78, 117)

HSLhsl(325, 30%, 44%)

HSVhsv(325, 46%, 57%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 43%)

OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.103 345.4)

LABlab(42.52% 32.59 -9.39)

LCHlch(42.52% 33.91 343.92)

Colors Closest to Sugar Plum

Sugar Plum is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 3.62 Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 7.44 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 9.89 Quinacridone Magenta#8E3A59ΔE 12.5 Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 13.32 Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 13.93

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#914E75 Channel Values

How Sugar Plum breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 145 · G 78 · B 117	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 325° · S 30% · L 44%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 325° · S 46% · V 57%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 46% · Y 19% · K 43%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.91:1 vs white · 3.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Sugar Plum background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Sugar Plum

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Sugar Plum; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Sugar Plum

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Sugar Plum Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#914E75

Protanopia#5E5E75

Protanomaly#765875

Deuteranopia#6A6A73

Deuteranomaly#7C6074

Tritanopia#8E5454

Tritanomaly#8F5263

Achromatopsia#646464

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Using #914E75 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--sugar-plum: #914E75;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #914E75;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'sugar-plum': '#914E75' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.306, blue: 0.459)

Android XML<color name="sugar_plum">#914E75</color>

SVG fillfill="#914E75"

More Pink Colors

Sugar Plum sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

915c83 8e3a59 915f6d 8d4e85 940094 8d029b 941063 8b0836 941494 8b008b 955b95 8a496b a63a79 c30b4e cf6ba9 dec9de e854e8 f287cb f9d7f9 ff00c6 ff6fff ffe0f0 523252 721378

#914E75 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Sugar Plum?

The hex code for Sugar Plum is #914E75. That is rgb(145, 78, 117) in RGB, hsl(325, 30%, 44%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 43%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #914E75?

#914E75 is rgb(145, 78, 117) — red 145, green 78, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #914E75?

#914E75 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #914E75 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #914E75 scores 5.91:1 against white and 3.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #914E75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #914E75 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 24.79, which is visibly different.

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