Plum

#cdb2e7

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 271 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 #cdb2e7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdb2e7

RGB205, 178, 231

HSL271, 52%, 80%

HSV271, 23%, 91%

CMYK11%, 23%, 0%, 9%

Lab76.43, 19.56, -22.93

XYZ55.52, 50.59, 82.44

Decimal13480679

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#ba95de #a878d5 #955bcc #823fc3 #6f34a8 #5c2b8b #49226e #361951 #231034 #0f0717

Tints of plum

#d1b8e9 #d5bfeb #d9c5ed #ddcbef #e2d2f1 #e6d8f3 #eadef5 #eee5f7 #f2ebf9 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#cce7b2 Analogous#b3b2e7 Analogous#e7b2e6 Triadic#e7cdb2 Triadic#b2e7cd Split complementary#e6e7b2 Split complementary#b2e7b3

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 11, 23, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdb2e7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 23 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 25 4 15

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 #cdb2e7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdb2e7; }
.text { color: #cdb2e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb2e7; }

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 #cdb2e7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdb2e7 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 #cdb2e7 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 #cdb2e7 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 #cdb2e7 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.