Plum

#c79eda

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

Plum is a light purple with a relaxed cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #c79eda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c79eda

RGB199, 158, 218

HSL281, 45%, 74%

HSV281, 28%, 85%

CMYK9%, 28%, 0%, 15%

Lab70.63, 25.95, -24.73

XYZ48.43, 41.66, 71.82

Decimal13082330

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2567 C

Shades of plum

#b985d0 #aa6cc7 #9c53bd #8a42ac #763893 #622f7a #4e2561 #3a1c48 #26122f #120816

Tints of plum

#cca6dd #d1afe0 #d6b7e4 #dac0e7 #dfc8ea #e4d0ed #e9d9f0 #eee1f4 #f3eaf7 #f8f2fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b1da9e Analogous#a99eda Analogous#da9ecf Triadic#dac79e Triadic#9edac7 Split complementary#cfda9e Split complementary#9edaa9

Plum in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 9, 28, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c79eda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 28 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 30 4 21

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Plum in css

Copy #c79eda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c79eda; }
.text { color: #c79eda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79eda; }

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 #c79eda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c79eda 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 #c79eda 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 #c79eda 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

Every value on this page for #c79eda is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.