Plum

#e8a4cd

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

This is Plum, a strong pink at 324 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #e8a4cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8a4cd
RGB232, 164, 205
HSL324, 60%, 78%
HSV324, 29%, 91%
CMYK0%, 29%, 12%, 9%
Lab74.9, 31.26, -10.82
XYZ57.57, 48.11, 64.01
Decimal15246541
Web safe#ff99cc
Pantone515 C
Pantone515 CHex#e8a4cdRgb232 164 205Cmyk0 29 12 9Lab75 31 -11Darker#ca338eDeep#da6baeLighter#f5deec

Shades of plum

Tints of plum

Colors that go with plum

Plum in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 29, 12, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8a4cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 29 12 9
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 31 15 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 #e8a4cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8a4cd; }
.text { color: #e8a4cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a4cd; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e8a4cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.98:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.62:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8a4cd 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 #e8a4cd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e8a4cd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from plum, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e8a4cd is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.