COLOR
#423A43
≈ Professor Plum
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On white
Aa
10.95:1
Passes AAA
On black
Aa
1.60:1
Fails AA
Best text on this color
Aa#FFFFFF(10.95:1)
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Normal vision#423A43
Protanopia#393C43
Deuteranopia#3B3D43
Tritanopia#423B3D
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Professor Plum is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.
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Professor Plum — meaning & where to use it
Professor Plum is a deep, shadowy neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.
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This exact shade isn't a named or standard-set colour, so it isn't indexed — but every tool above works.