Plum Wine is a 4-colour purple, dark palette combining Espresso, Eggplant, Plum and Thistle. It works especially well for dark-mode interfaces and dramatic, premium visuals, and for heritage branding, editorial layouts and film-inspired photography. Because the colours share a similar hue, the palette feels cohesive — use contrast in lightness to create hierarchy.
Colour codes
Export palette
:root {
--espresso: #3b1f2b;
--eggplant: #6a2c4b;
--plum: #9e4770;
--thistle: #d8b4c4;
}Contrast & accessibility
WCAG contrast for each colour pairing. Use AA or AAA pairs for body text.
Aa
7.94:1AAA
Aa
5.42:1AA
Aa
3.13:1AA Large
Aa
2.53:1Fail
Aa
1.73:1Fail
Aa
1.46:1Fail