Plum

#b08fce

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

Plum is a mid purple with a confident cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #b08fce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b08fce

RGB176, 143, 206

HSL271, 39%, 68%

HSV271, 31%, 81%

CMYK15%, 31%, 0%, 19%

Lab64.43, 24.45, -27.79

XYZ38.87, 33.33, 62.78

Decimal11571150

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of plum

#a079c4 #9163bb #814db0 #71439a #613a84 #50306e #402658 #301d42 #20132b #100915

Tints of plum

#b799d2 #bea3d7 #c5addb #ccb7df #d3c1e4 #dacbe8 #e1d5ec #e8dff1 #efe9f5 #f6f3fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#adce8f Analogous#918fce Analogous#ce8fcd Triadic#ceb08f Triadic#8fceb0 Split complementary#cdce8f Split complementary#8fce91

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 31, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b08fce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 31 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 33 4 25

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Plum in css

Copy #b08fce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b08fce; }
.text { color: #b08fce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08fce; }

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 #b08fce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b08fce against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Plum on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b08fce 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn plum into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b08fce 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 #b08fce 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.