Plum

Plum color values

Every conversion for #ca86b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of plum

Tints of plum

Colors that go with plum

Plum in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca86b4 on both.

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 #ca86b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca86b4; }
.text { color: #ca86b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca86b4; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ca86b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca86b4 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 #ca86b4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #ca86b4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values