Plum

#dfa8ec

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

This is Plum, a strong purple at 289 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #dfa8ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfa8ec

RGB223, 168, 236

HSL289, 64%, 79%

HSV289, 29%, 93%

CMYK6%, 29%, 0%, 7%

Lab75.92, 31.72, -26.27

XYZ59.57, 49.75, 85.82

Decimal14657772

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2562 C

Shades of plum

#d489e5 #c86bdf #bd4cd8 #b22ed1 #9827b2 #7e2094 #641a75 #491356 #2f0c38 #150519

Tints of plum

#e2afee #e4b6ef #e7bef1 #eac5f2 #ecccf4 #efd3f5 #f2dbf7 #f4e2f9 #f7e9fa #faf0fc

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b5eca8 Analogous#bda8ec Analogous#eca8d7 Triadic#ecdfa8 Triadic#a8ecdf Split complementary#d7eca8 Split complementary#a8ecbd

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 29, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfa8ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 29 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 31 4 13

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 #dfa8ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfa8ec; }
.text { color: #dfa8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfa8ec; }

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 #dfa8ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfa8ec 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 #dfa8ec 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 #dfa8ec 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 #dfa8ec 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. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.