Literary authors have often employed "deep plum" as a vivid visual cue to evoke mood, character, and setting. In some works, it sets the tone of a scene—a prevailing deep plum hue permeates the environment, as seen in [1]. The color also finds its way into depictions of human emotion, with a character turning a deep plum-colour when overwhelmed or enraged [2]. Meanwhile, in nature and landscape descriptions, deep plum is used to delineate rich, mysterious textures—from the feather-like qualities in detailed anatomical studies [3] to the expansive, evocative chasms painted in this hue [4]. Furthermore, deep plum appears as part of a refined color palette in comparative studies of shades, adding complexity when intermingled with vibrant reds, greens, and blues [5, 6, 7, 8]. This multifaceted use underscores how the richness of deep plum not only enhances the visual narrative but also deepens the reader’s emotional experience.
- The prevailing tone of many is a deep plum colour.
— from Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern by W. A. (Walter Augustus) Hawley
- You came because--because--" The sorely-harrassed husband, driven into a corner, turned a deep plum-colour.
— from Happy-go-lucky by Ian Hay
- Upper plumage deep plumbeous, darkest anteriorly, the back being scarcely lighter than the nape; rump fine bluish-plumbeous.
— from A History of North American Birds; Land Birds; Vol. 3 of 3 by Robert Ridgway
- Its yawning chasms, marked by a deep plum-color, fall towards dwarf hills of mold-like proportions, which apparently dip their feet in the wave.
— from The World and Its People, Book VII: Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam
- Violet Mahogany Orange Blue Orange Deep plum Red Violet toned or tulip Yellow Violet Yellow (TN: right page of two page table)
— from Color Value by C. R. (Chandler Robbins) Clifford
- But many hues are mingled with them: yellow and black, deep plum-color and red, green, brown, and very dark blue.
— from The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, August, 1913
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- There is, however, a great similarity in the colours, though in the Tekkes tones of deep plum and rich red are not uncommon.
— from Oriental Rugs, Antique and Modern by W. A. (Walter Augustus) Hawley
- But many hues are mingled with them: yellow and black, deep plum-color and red, green, brown, and very dark blue.
— from The Near East: Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Robert Hichens