Plum vs Eggplant

Plum and Eggplant are both pinks, but they are not the same color: the measured difference between their classic values is ΔE 14.6, clearly different colors.

Plum

RGB: 142, 69, 133
HSL: 307, 35%, 41%
OKLCH: 50.6% 0.129 332.1

Temperature: neutral, leaning warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Prunella

Eggplant

RGB: 97, 64, 81
HSL: 329, 20%, 32%
OKLCH: 41.5% 0.052 347.4

Temperature: neutral, leaning warm

Closest encyclopedia entry: Wine Stain

Measured difference: ΔE 14.6 · clearly different colors. ΔE is a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart.

Guide

How to tell Plum and Eggplant apart

1 Plum is measurably lighter (9 points of OKLCH lightness). Squint: the one that survives is Eggplant.
2 Plum carries more chroma, so it reads more saturated. Eggplant looks grayer in direct comparison.
3 Their hues sit 15 degrees apart on the wheel. Put them on white side by side and the hue gap is the first thing you see.

Guide

When to use which

Plum passes AA for text on white (6.29:1), so it can work in type and trim, not just surfaces.

Eggplant passes AA for text on white (8.9:1), so it can work in type and trim, not just surfaces.

Palettes

Their palettes, side by side

Plum complementary palette

Eggplant complementary palette

Plum analogous palette

Eggplant analogous palette

FAQ

FAQs

Are Plum and Eggplant the same color?

No. Using their classic reference values, they differ by ΔE 14.6 (a measure of perceived color difference; below 2.3 most people can't tell colors apart). That makes them clearly different colors.

Which is darker, Plum or Eggplant?

Eggplant is darker: 9 points lower in OKLCH lightness than Plum.