Plum

#c19ad4

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 280 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 #c19ad4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c19ad4

RGB193, 154, 212

HSL280, 40%, 72%

HSV280, 27%, 83%

CMYK9%, 27%, 0%, 17%

Lab68.9, 25.0, -24.13

XYZ45.43, 39.2, 67.46

Decimal12688084

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2567 C

Shades of plum

#b382ca #a46bc0 #9653b6 #8445a3 #713b8b #5e3174 #4b275c #381d45 #25132d #110915

Tints of plum

#c6a3d8 #ccacdc #d1b5df #d7bde3 #dcc6e7 #e2cfeb #e7d8ee #ece1f2 #f2eaf6 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#add49a Analogous#a49ad4 Analogous#d49aca Triadic#d4c19a Triadic#9ad4c1 Split complementary#cad49a Split complementary#9ad4a4

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 9, 27, 0, 17.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c19ad4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 27 0 17

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 29 4 23

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 #c19ad4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c19ad4; }
.text { color: #c19ad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19ad4; }

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 #c19ad4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c19ad4 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 #c19ad4 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 #c19ad4 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

The figures for #c19ad4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.