This is an accepted version of this page Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit.

[2][3] The first recorded use of plum as a color name in English was in 1805.

This is the color traditionally called prune because it is a representation of the average color of prunes.

Prune is the French word for "plum", but in English the name "prune" is applied to dried plums.

The first recorded use of prune as a color name in English was in 1789.