Plum

#dca9fc

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

This is Plum, a vivid purple at 277 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 #dca9fc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dca9fc

RGB220, 169, 252

HSL277, 93%, 83%

HSV277, 33%, 99%

CMYK13%, 33%, 0%, 1%

Lab76.45, 33.45, -34.13

XYZ61.27, 50.62, 98.64

Decimal14461436

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#cd83fb #bd5ef9 #ae38f8 #9f12f7 #8908da #7106b4 #5a058f #420469 #2a0243 #13011e

Tints of plum

#dfb0fc #e2b7fc #e4befd #e7c5fd #eacbfd #edd2fd #f0d9fe #f2e0fe #f5e7fe #f8eefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#c9fca9 Analogous#b3a9fc Analogous#fca9f2 Triadic#fcdca9 Triadic#a9fcdc Split complementary#f2fca9 Split complementary#a9fcb3

Plum in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 13, 33, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dca9fc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 33 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 34 4 7

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 #dca9fc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dca9fc; }
.text { color: #dca9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dca9fc; }

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 #dca9fc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dca9fc 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 #dca9fc 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 #dca9fc 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 #dca9fc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.