Plum

#d9b4e6

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 #d9b4e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9b4e6

RGB217, 180, 230

HSL284, 50%, 80%

HSV284, 22%, 90%

CMYK6%, 22%, 0%, 10%

Lab77.94, 22.14, -19.99

XYZ59.22, 53.11, 81.99

Decimal14267622

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of plum

#cb98dd #bc7bd3 #ae5fca #9f42c0 #8937a5 #712e89 #5a246c #421b50 #2a1133 #130817

Tints of plum

#dcbae8 #dfc0ea #e2c6ec #e5cdee #e9d3f0 #ecd9f2 #efdff4 #f2e5f6 #f5ebf8 #f8f2fb

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#c1e6b4 Analogous#c0b4e6 Analogous#e6b4da Triadic#e6d9b4 Triadic#b4e6d9 Split complementary#dae6b4 Split complementary#b4e6c0

Plum in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 6, 22, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9b4e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 22 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 24 4 16

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 #d9b4e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9b4e6; }
.text { color: #d9b4e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9b4e6; }

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 #d9b4e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9b4e6 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 #d9b4e6 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 #d9b4e6 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 #d9b4e6 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.