Plum

#e59ffe

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 relaxed cast. 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 #e59ffe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e59ffe

RGB229, 159, 254

HSL284, 98%, 81%

HSV284, 37%, 100%

CMYK10%, 37%, 0%, 0%

Lab75.21, 41.89, -37.05

XYZ62.6, 48.61, 99.85

Decimal15048702

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone251 C

Shades of plum

#db79fe #d153fd #c62dfd #bc08fc #a202dc #8602b6 #6a0190 #4e016a #320144 #16001e

Tints of plum

#e7a7fe #e9affe #ebb7fe #edbefe #f0c6fe #f2cefe #f4d6ff #f6deff #f8e6ff #faedff

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#b8fe9f Analogous#b59ffe Analogous#fe9fe8 Triadic#fee59f Triadic#9ffee5 Split complementary#e8fe9f Split complementary#9ffeb5

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 10, 37, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e59ffe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 37 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 38 4 6

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 #e59ffe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e59ffe; }
.text { color: #e59ffe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e59ffe; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e59ffe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e59ffe 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 #e59ffe 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 #e59ffe 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 #e59ffe are worked out. 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.