RAL Design

RAL 180 20 25

Deep Plum

RAL 180 20 25 Deep Plum sits at hue 180, lightness 20, and chroma 25 in the RAL Design system, producing a very dark saturated red-violet that evokes the concentrated depth of overripe plums and the last glow of a winter sunset. This intense tone is favoured for theatre interior finishes, luxury packaging accents, and formal reception panelling. Its low lightness and strong chroma create a colour that reads nearly black in shadow yet reveals a warm violet-red heart under direct illumination.

Time9:36 AM
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Technical Reference

Color Reference

Hex#301838
RGBrgb(48, 24, 56)
HSLhsl(285°, 40%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 57%, 0%, 78%)
RAL Design HLC
Hue180°
Lightness20
Chroma25

The RAL Design system uses Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation. Hue describes the color family (0-360°), Lightness describes brightness (0-100), and Chroma describes saturation intensity (0-100+).

Color Analysis
RGB Composition
R
48
G
24
B
56
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Accessibility
White text
16:1Pass
Black text
1.3:1Fail

WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 contrast for normal text. Results show this color as a background.

Spectrum & Perceptual Position

Hue Spectrum
60°120°180°240°300°360°
CIELAB a*b* Chromaticity
-3003060-3003060a* (Green ← → Red)b* (Blue ← → Yellow)
L* (Lightness)13
a* (Green-Red)19
b* (Blue-Yellow)-16
L* (LCh)13
C* (Chroma)25
h° (Hue)319°

CIELAB is a perceptually uniform color space. Euclidean distance between two colors in this diagram closely matches human visual difference. The dot size shows your selected color; slightly larger dots are the nearest perceptual neighbors.

Color Harmonies

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Select a harmony type, then press Space to reroll unlocked colors.

1 locked / 4 free

Reference + opposite hue with tonal variations

Reference
#2
Complementary
#3
Complementary
#4
Complementary
#5
Split Comp +
Pairwise Contrast Ratios
1.3:1
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2.1:1
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2.3:1
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1.3:1

Contrast ratios follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Green (≥4.5:1) passes AA for normal text. Amber (≥3:1) passes for large text only. Grey indicates low contrast.

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