Plum

#e4aefb

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 282 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 #e4aefb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4aefb

RGB228, 174, 251

HSL282, 91%, 83%

HSV282, 31%, 98%

CMYK9%, 31%, 0%, 2%

Lab78.3, 33.0, -30.66

XYZ64.54, 53.73, 98.24

Decimal14987003

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2562 C

Shades of plum

#d788f9 #cb63f7 #be3df5 #b218f4 #9b0bd9 #8109b3 #66078e #4b0568 #300343 #15011d

Tints of plum

#e6b4fb #e8bbfc #eac1fc #edc8fc #efcefd #f1d4fd #f3dbfd #f5e1fe #f7e8fe #f9eefe

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#c5fbae Analogous#bdaefb Analogous#fbaeeb Triadic#fbe4ae Triadic#aefbe4 Split complementary#ebfbae Split complementary#aefbbd

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 9, 31, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4aefb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 31 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 33 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 #e4aefb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4aefb; }
.text { color: #e4aefb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4aefb; }

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 #e4aefb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4aefb 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 #e4aefb 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 #e4aefb 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 #e4aefb 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 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.