Plum

#e8bbf4

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 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 #e8bbf4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e8bbf4

RGB232, 187, 244

HSL287, 72%, 85%

HSV287, 23%, 96%

CMYK5%, 23%, 0%, 4%

Lab81.42, 25.92, -22.12

XYZ67.38, 59.23, 93.47

Decimal15252468

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone2562 C

Shades of plum

#dc99ee #d176e9 #c554e3 #b931de #a420c7 #871ba4 #6b1582 #4e0f5f #320a3d #16041a

Tints of plum

#eac0f5 #ecc6f6 #edcbf7 #efd0f7 #f1d5f8 #f3dbf9 #f4e0fa #f6e5fb #f8eafc #faf0fd

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#c7f4bb Analogous#ccbbf4 Analogous#f4bbe3 Triadic#f4e8bb Triadic#bbf4e8 Split complementary#e4f4bb Split complementary#bbf4cc

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 5, 23, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e8bbf4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

5 23 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

9 25 4 10

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 #e8bbf4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e8bbf4; }
.text { color: #e8bbf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bbf4; }

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 #e8bbf4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e8bbf4 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 #e8bbf4 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 #e8bbf4 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 #e8bbf4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.