Plum

#e7a0fa

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

This is Plum, a vivid purple at 287 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 #e7a0fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e7a0fa

RGB231, 160, 250

HSL287, 90%, 80%

HSV287, 36%, 98%

CMYK8%, 36%, 0%, 2%

Lab75.47, 41.17, -34.47

XYZ62.78, 49.03, 96.6

Decimal15180026

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of plum

#de7cf8 #d558f6 #cc34f4 #c310f2 #a70bd1 #8b09ad #6e0789 #510565 #340341 #17021d

Tints of plum

#e9a8fa #ebb0fb #edb7fb #efbffc #f1c7fc #f3cffc #f5d7fd #f7defd #f9e6fe #fbeefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b3faa0 Analogous#baa0fa Analogous#faa0e0 Triadic#fae7a0 Triadic#a0fae7 Split complementary#e0faa0 Split complementary#a0faba

Plum in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 8, 36, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e7a0fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 36 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 37 4 8

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 #e7a0fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e7a0fa; }
.text { color: #e7a0fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7a0fa; }

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 #e7a0fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e7a0fa 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 #e7a0fa 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 #e7a0fa 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 #e7a0fa 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 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.