Plum

#dba6d4

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

Plum is a light pink, open and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #dba6d4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dba6d4
RGB219, 166, 212
HSL308, 42%, 75%
HSV308, 24%, 86%
CMYK0%, 24%, 3%, 14%
Lab74.24, 27.0, -15.77
XYZ54.73, 47.09, 68.49
Decimal14395092
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone2562 C
Pantone2562 CHex#dba6d4Rgb219 166 212Cmyk0 24 3 14Lab74 27 -16Darker#ac469fDeep#c673bbLighter#eedaec

Shades of plum

Tints of plum

Colors that go with plum

Plum in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 24, 3, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dba6d4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 24 3 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 26 7 20
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 #dba6d4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dba6d4; }
.text { color: #dba6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dba6d4; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dba6d4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.02:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
10.42:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dba6d4 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 #dba6d4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dba6d4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from plum, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #dba6d4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.