Plum

#b289cf

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

Plum falls in the purple range, mid and soft. 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 #b289cf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b289cf

RGB178, 137, 207

HSL275, 42%, 67%

HSV275, 34%, 81%

CMYK14%, 34%, 0%, 19%

Lab63.23, 28.67, -30.19

XYZ38.57, 31.86, 63.15

Decimal11700687

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of plum

#a373c6 #955cbd #8648b2 #753f9b #643685 #542d6f #432459 #321b42 #21122c #100916

Tints of plum

#b994d3 #c09ed8 #c7a9dc #cdb3e0 #d4bee4 #dbc8e9 #e2d3ed #e9ddf1 #f0e8f6 #f7f2fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#a6cf89 Analogous#8f89cf Analogous#cf89c9 Triadic#cfb289 Triadic#89cfb2 Split complementary#c9cf89 Split complementary#89cf8f

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 14, 34, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b289cf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 34 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 35 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 #b289cf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b289cf; }
.text { color: #b289cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b289cf; }

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 #b289cf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b289cf 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 #b289cf 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 #b289cf 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 #b289cf are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.