Plum

#bb9bcf

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for plum, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Plum, a soft purple at 277 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #bb9bcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb9bcf

RGB187, 155, 207

HSL277, 35%, 71%

HSV277, 25%, 81%

CMYK10%, 25%, 0%, 19%

Lab68.4, 21.47, -22.17

XYZ43.48, 38.51, 64.17

Decimal12295119

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2567 C

Shades of plum

#ac85c4 #9d6eba #8d58af #7c4a9b #6a4085 #58356e #462a58 #341f41 #22152b #110a15

Tints of plum

#c1a4d3 #c7add7 #cdb5dc #d3bee0 #d9c7e4 #dfd0e8 #e5d9ed #ebe1f1 #f1eaf5 #f7f3f9

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#afcf9b Analogous#a19bcf Analogous#cf9bc9 Triadic#cfbb9b Triadic#9bcfbb Split complementary#c9cf9b Split complementary#9bcfa1

Plum in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 25, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb9bcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 25 0 19

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 27 4 25

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Plum in css

Copy #bb9bcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb9bcf; }
.text { color: #bb9bcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9bcf; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb9bcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb9bcf against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Plum on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb9bcf sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around plum? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn plum into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb9bcf and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from plum, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bb9bcf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.