Plum

#f2c4fb

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

Plum is a pale pink, gentle and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #f2c4fb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2c4fb

RGB242, 196, 251

HSL290, 87%, 88%

HSV290, 22%, 98%

CMYK4%, 22%, 0%, 2%

Lab84.65, 25.67, -20.86

XYZ73.77, 65.32, 99.99

Decimal15910139

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone530 C

Shades of plum

#e99df8 #e176f6 #d84ff3 #d028f0 #be0fe0 #9c0db9 #7b0a92 #5a076b #390544 #18021d

Tints of plum

#f3c8fb #f4ccfc #f5d1fc #f6d5fc #f7d9fc #f8ddfd #f9e2fd #f9e6fd #faeafe #fbeefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#cdfbc4 Analogous#d7c4fb Analogous#fbc4e8 Triadic#fbf2c4 Triadic#c4fbf2 Split complementary#e9fbc4 Split complementary#c4fbd7

Plum in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 4, 22, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2c4fb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 22 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 24 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 #f2c4fb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2c4fb; }
.text { color: #f2c4fb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2c4fb; }

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 #f2c4fb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2c4fb 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 #f2c4fb 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 #f2c4fb 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

Here is how the numbers for #f2c4fb are worked out. 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.