Plum

#dca2f3

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

This is Plum, a strong purple at 283 degrees. 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 #dca2f3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dca2f3

RGB220, 162, 243

HSL283, 77%, 79%

HSV283, 33%, 95%

CMYK9%, 33%, 0%, 5%

Lab74.53, 35.39, -32.23

XYZ58.61, 47.53, 90.88

Decimal14459635

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of plum

#d081ef #c360ea #b73fe6 #aa1de2 #9119c1 #7815a0 #5f107f #460c5d #2d083c #14031b

Tints of plum

#dfaaf4 #e2b1f5 #e5b9f6 #e8c1f7 #ebc9f8 #edd0f9 #f0d8fa #f3e0fb #f6e7fc #f9effd

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b9f3a2 Analogous#b4a2f3 Analogous#f3a2e1 Triadic#f3dca2 Triadic#a2f3dc Split complementary#e1f3a2 Split complementary#a2f3b4

Plum in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 9, 33, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dca2f3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 33 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 34 4 11

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 #dca2f3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dca2f3; }
.text { color: #dca2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca2f3; }

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 #dca2f3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dca2f3 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 #dca2f3 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 #dca2f3 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 #dca2f3 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.