Plum

#bca2c7

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

This is Plum, a muted purple at 282 degrees. 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 #bca2c7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bca2c7

RGB188, 162, 199

HSL282, 25%, 71%

HSV282, 19%, 78%

CMYK6%, 19%, 0%, 22%

Lab69.93, 16.29, -15.41

XYZ43.97, 40.66, 59.56

Decimal12362439

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2635 C

Shades of plum

#ad8dbb #9e79ae #8f64a2 #7e568f #6c4a7a #5a3d66 #473151 #35243c #231828 #110c13

Tints of plum

#c2aacc #c8b2d1 #cebbd6 #d4c3db #d9cbe0 #dfd3e5 #e5dbea #ebe3ee #f1ecf3 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#adc7a2 Analogous#aaa2c7 Analogous#c7a2bf Triadic#c7bca2 Triadic#a2c7bc Split complementary#bfc7a2 Split complementary#a2c7aa

Plum in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 6, 19, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bca2c7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 19 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 21 4 28

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 #bca2c7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bca2c7; }
.text { color: #bca2c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca2c7; }

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 #bca2c7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bca2c7 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 #bca2c7 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 #bca2c7 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 #bca2c7 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.