Plum

#dfbbfb

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

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

Hex#dfbbfb

RGB223, 187, 251

HSL274, 89%, 86%

HSV274, 25%, 98%

CMYK11%, 25%, 0%, 2%

Lab80.85, 24.46, -26.81

XYZ65.61, 58.19, 99.04

Decimal14662651

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of plum

#cd95f9 #bb6ef6 #a948f4 #9721f2 #820ddd #6c0bb7 #550890 #3e066a #280443 #11021d

Tints of plum

#e1c0fb #e4c5fc #e6cafc #e9cffc #ebd5fd #eddafd #f0dffd #f2e4fd #f5e9fe #f7eefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#d7fbbb Analogous#bfbbfb Analogous#fbbbf7 Triadic#fbdfbb Triadic#bbfbdf Split complementary#f7fbbb Split complementary#bbfbbf

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 11, 25, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfbbfb 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Plum in css

Copy #dfbbfb straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfbbfb 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 #dfbbfb 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 #dfbbfb 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

Here is how the numbers for #dfbbfb are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.