Plum

#c294c4

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

This is Plum, a muted pink at 298 degrees. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #c294c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c294c4

RGB194, 148, 196

HSL298, 29%, 67%

HSV298, 24%, 77%

CMYK1%, 24%, 0%, 23%

Lab67.0, 25.48, -18.12

XYZ42.8, 36.63, 57.04

Decimal12752068

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2567 C

Shades of plum

#b680b9 #ab6cae #9e59a1 #8a4e8d #764379 #633765 #4f2c50 #3b213c #271628 #130b14

Tints of plum

#c79ec9 #cda7cf #d2b1d4 #d8bad9 #ddc4de #e3cde4 #e8d7e9 #eee0ee #f3eaf3 #f8f3f9

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#96c494 Analogous#aa94c4 Analogous#c494ae Triadic#c4c294 Triadic#94c4c2 Split complementary#aec494 Split complementary#94c4aa

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 24, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c294c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 24 0 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 26 4 29

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 #c294c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c294c4; }
.text { color: #c294c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c294c4; }

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 #c294c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c294c4 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 #c294c4 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 #c294c4 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 #c294c4 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 uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.