Plum

#cd89c4

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

Plum sits in the pink band, mid and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #cd89c4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd89c4

RGB205, 137, 196

HSL308, 40%, 67%

HSV308, 33%, 80%

CMYK0%, 33%, 4%, 20%

Lab65.64, 35.16, -20.09

XYZ44.09, 34.86, 56.63

Decimal13470148

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone514 C

Shades of plum

#c473b9 #ba5dae #af4aa1 #99418d #833779 #6d2e65 #572550 #411c3c #2b1228 #150914

Tints of plum

#d194c9 #d69ecf #daa9d4 #dfb3d9 #e3bede #e8c8e4 #ecd3e9 #f1ddee #f5e8f3 #faf2f9

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#89cd92 Analogous#b489cd Analogous#cd89a2 Triadic#c4cd89 Triadic#89c4cd Split complementary#a2cd89 Split complementary#89cdb4

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 33, 4, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd89c4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 33 4 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 34 8 26

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 #cd89c4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd89c4; }
.text { color: #cd89c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd89c4; }

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 #cd89c4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd89c4 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 #cd89c4 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 #cd89c4 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 #cd89c4 are worked out. 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.