Plum

#dfb3df

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

Plum is a light pink, soft 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 #dfb3df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfb3df

RGB223, 179, 223

HSL300, 41%, 79%

HSV300, 20%, 87%

CMYK0%, 20%, 0%, 13%

Lab78.03, 23.33, -16.02

XYZ59.87, 53.26, 76.94

Decimal14660575

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone530 C

Shades of plum

#d499d4 #c97fc9 #be65be #b24bb2 #984098 #7e357e #642a64 #4a1f4a #301430 #160916

Tints of plum

#e2b9e2 #e4c0e4 #e7c6e7 #eaccea #ecd3ec #efd9ef #f2dff2 #f4e6f4 #f7ecf7 #faf2fa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b3dfb3 Analogous#c9b3df Analogous#dfb3c9 Triadic#dfdfb3 Triadic#b3dfdf Split complementary#c9dfb3 Split complementary#b3dfc9

Plum in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfb3df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 20 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 22 4 19

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 #dfb3df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfb3df; }
.text { color: #dfb3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb3df; }

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 #dfb3df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfb3df 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 #dfb3df 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn plum into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dfb3df 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 #dfb3df 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.