Plum

#dca2cf

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

Plum sits in the pink band, light and soft. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #dca2cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dca2cf

RGB220, 162, 207

HSL313, 45%, 75%

HSV313, 26%, 86%

CMYK0%, 26%, 6%, 14%

Lab73.26, 28.6, -14.5

XYZ53.7, 45.56, 65.0

Decimal14459599

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2563 C

Shades of plum

#d288c2 #c96fb5 #bf55a7 #af4297 #963881 #7c2f6b #632555 #491c3f #301229 #160813

Tints of plum

#dfaad3 #e2b2d7 #e5badb #e8c2e0 #ebcae4 #eed2e8 #f1daec #f4e2f0 #f7eaf4 #faf2f8

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#a2dcaf Analogous#cca2dc Analogous#dca2b2 Triadic#cfdca2 Triadic#a2cfdc Split complementary#b2dca2 Split complementary#a2dccc

Plum in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 26, 6, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dca2cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 26 6 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 28 10 20

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 #dca2cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dca2cf; }
.text { color: #dca2cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca2cf; }

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 #dca2cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dca2cf 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 #dca2cf 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 #dca2cf 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

Every value on this page for #dca2cf is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.