Plum

#d6a5f7

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

Plum falls in the purple range, light and vivid. 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 #d6a5f7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d6a5f7

RGB214, 165, 247

HSL276, 84%, 81%

HSV276, 33%, 97%

CMYK13%, 33%, 0%, 3%

Lab74.78, 32.76, -34.06

XYZ57.98, 47.92, 94.19

Decimal14067191

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#c682f4 #b65ff1 #a63cee #9619eb #8112cb #6b0fa8 #540c85 #3e0962 #28063f #12021c

Tints of plum

#d9acf8 #ddb4f8 #e0bbf9 #e3c2fa #e7cafa #ead1fb #edd9fc #f1e0fc #f4e7fd #f8effe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#c6f7a5 Analogous#ada5f7 Analogous#f7a5ef Triadic#f7d6a5 Triadic#a5f7d6 Split complementary#eff7a5 Split complementary#a5f7ad

Plum in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 13, 33, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d6a5f7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 33 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 34 4 9

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

Plum in css

Copy #d6a5f7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d6a5f7; }
.text { color: #d6a5f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d6a5f7; }

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 #d6a5f7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d6a5f7 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 #d6a5f7 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 #d6a5f7 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

The figures for #d6a5f7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.