Plum

#e2bdff

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #e2bdff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2bdff

RGB226, 189, 255

HSL274, 100%, 87%

HSV274, 26%, 100%

CMYK11%, 26%, 0%, 0%

Lab81.72, 25.13, -27.58

XYZ67.61, 59.78, 102.58

Decimal14859775

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#d094ff #be6aff #ac41ff #9918ff #8500ed #6e00c4 #57009b #400071 #280048 #11001f

Tints of plum

#e4c2ff #e6c7ff #e8cbff #ead0ff #edd5ff #efdaff #f1dfff #f3e4ff #f5e8ff #f7edff

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#daffbd Analogous#c1bdff Analogous#ffbdfb Triadic#ffe2bd Triadic#bdffe2 Split complementary#fbffbd Split complementary#bdffc1

Plum in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 11, 26, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2bdff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 26 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 28 4 6

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 #e2bdff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2bdff; }
.text { color: #e2bdff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2bdff; }

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 #e2bdff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2bdff 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 #e2bdff 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 #e2bdff 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 #e2bdff 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.