Plum

#debbfa

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 273 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Plum color values

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

Hex#debbfa

RGB222, 187, 250

HSL273, 86%, 86%

HSV273, 25%, 98%

CMYK11%, 25%, 0%, 2%

Lab80.72, 23.94, -26.47

XYZ65.15, 57.97, 98.2

Decimal14597114

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#cc95f7 #b96ff4 #a749f2 #9524ef #8010da #6a0db4 #540a8e #3d0868 #270542 #11021d

Tints of plum

#e3c5fb #e5cafb #e8d0fc #ead5fc #eddafc #efdffd #f2e4fd #f4e9fd #f7eefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#d7fabb Analogous#bebbfa Analogous#fabbf7 Triadic#fadebb Triadic#bbfade Split complementary#f6fabb Split complementary#bbfabf

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 11, 25, 0, 2.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 25 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 27 4 8

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 #debbfa straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #debbfa 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 #debbfa 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 #debbfa 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 #debbfa 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.