Plum

#c8a2d7

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

Plum is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #c8a2d7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8a2d7

RGB200, 162, 215

HSL283, 40%, 74%

HSV283, 25%, 84%

CMYK7%, 25%, 0%, 16%

Lab71.57, 23.46, -21.64

XYZ49.01, 43.03, 70.01

Decimal13148887

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone529 C

Shades of plum

#ba8acd #ab72c2 #9d59b8 #8c48a7 #783d8f #633376 #4f285e #3b1e46 #26142e #120915

Tints of plum

#cdaada #d2b2de #d6bae1 #dbc2e5 #e0cae8 #e5d2ec #e9daef #eee2f3 #f3eaf6 #f8f3fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b1d7a2 Analogous#aea2d7 Analogous#d7a2cb Triadic#d7c8a2 Triadic#a2d7c8 Split complementary#cbd7a2 Split complementary#a2d7ae

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 25, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8a2d7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 25 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 27 4 22

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 #c8a2d7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8a2d7; }
.text { color: #c8a2d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8a2d7; }

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 #c8a2d7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8a2d7 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 #c8a2d7 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 #c8a2d7 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

Here is how the numbers for #c8a2d7 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.