Plum

#dbb7fa

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 #dbb7fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbb7fa

RGB219, 183, 250

HSL272, 87%, 85%

HSV272, 27%, 98%

CMYK12%, 27%, 0%, 2%

Lab79.52, 25.17, -28.34

XYZ63.4, 55.83, 97.88

Decimal14399482

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#c891f7 #b56cf5 #a346f2 #9020f0 #7b0fd9 #660cb3 #510a8d #3b0768 #260542 #10021d

Tints of plum

#debdfa #e1c2fb #e3c8fb #e6cdfc #e9d3fc #ecd8fc #eedefd #f1e3fd #f4e9fd #f7eefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#d6fab7 Analogous#bab7fa Analogous#fab7f7 Triadic#fadbb7 Triadic#b7fadb Split complementary#f7fab7 Split complementary#b7faba

Plum in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 12, 27, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbb7fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 27 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 29 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #dbb7fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbb7fa; }
.text { color: #dbb7fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbb7fa; }

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 #dbb7fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbb7fa 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 #dbb7fa 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 #dbb7fa 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 #dbb7fa come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.