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Color:
Plum


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Colors with the same hue:
Quartz
Mardi Gras
Similar colors:
Byzantium
Midnight
Imperial Purple
Sugar plum
Eminence
Passionfruit
Boysenberry
Purpureus
Pomp and Power
Fandango
Rouge
Royal purple
Mulberry
Faded Purple
Flirt
Pansy purple
Blazing Purple
Patriarch
Purple 
Ultraviolet
Mardi Gras
Amethyst
Deep mauve
English violet
Byzantine
Lavender 
Nightshade
Tyrian purple
Orchid
China pink
Words evoked by this color:
prunella,  plump,  plunk,  plum,  damson,  plumb,  plucked,  plucking,  pluck,  compote,  pruned,  malaga,  orchid,  thistle,  22-23,  recent,  lilac,  vain,  potassium,  lis,  lully,  embrace,  comforting,  harmoniously,  bethany,  meredith,  doze,  massage,  hummed,  palliation,  palliate,  supple,  adagio,  ambience,  palliative,  ambiance,  perkin,  enveloped,  mave,  mob,  mullen,  mabel,  maunder,  mumps,  smirk,  pervaded,  nebulous,  pervade,  permeated,  marty
Literary analysis:
In literature the color "plum" is often employed to evoke a rich, complex hue that carries both elegance and a hint of melancholy. For instance, one writer describes a "plum‐coloured silk dressing‐gown" to immediately conjure a luxurious, refined atmosphere in their narrative ([1]), while another depicts a "well-worn suit of dark plum‐color" to subtly communicate faded grandeur and depth of character ([2]). In a more technical articulation of the color’s properties, a pigment recipe is set forth—mixing white, blue, and red to create "Plum Color"—which underlines the careful thought that can go into crafting the precise mood or tone in a work of art ([3]). Together, these examples show that "plum" serves not merely as a description of a fruit but as a vibrant symbol imbued with emotional and aesthetic resonance.


Colors associated with the word:
Plum 
Lavender 
Mauve
Violet 
Purple 
Lilac
Amethyst 
Wine
Burgundy
Magenta 
Orchid 
Eggplant
Grape
Mulberry 
Fuchsia 
Heather
Aubergine
Thistle 
Words with similar colors:
plumb,  plump,  plunk,  prunella,  grimace,  lean,  throat,  mob,  phoebe,  lulu,  taro,  thrift,  sent,  fuji,  iliac,  hebe,  daphne,  margaret,  labiate,  grappa
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