Plum

#f8a2ee

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

This is Plum, a vivid pink at 307 degrees. 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 #f8a2ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f8a2ee

RGB248, 162, 238

HSL307, 86%, 80%

HSV307, 35%, 97%

CMYK0%, 35%, 4%, 3%

Lab77.26, 43.14, -25.06

XYZ67.06, 51.97, 87.39

Decimal16294638

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of plum

#f57fe8 #f35be1 #f038db #ed15d4 #cd0fb7 #aa0d97 #860a78 #630758 #400539 #1c0219

Tints of plum

#f9aaef #f9b1f1 #fab9f2 #fac1f4 #fbc8f5 #fbd0f6 #fcd7f8 #fddff9 #fde7fb #feeefc

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#a2f8ac Analogous#d7a2f8 Analogous#f8a2c3 Triadic#eef8a2 Triadic#a2eef8 Split complementary#c3f8a2 Split complementary#a2f8d7

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 0, 35, 4, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f8a2ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 35 4 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 36 8 9

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 #f8a2ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f8a2ee; }
.text { color: #f8a2ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8a2ee; }

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 #f8a2ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f8a2ee 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 #f8a2ee 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 #f8a2ee 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 #f8a2ee is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.