Plum

#eca2f6

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

Plum is a light pink, open and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #eca2f6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#eca2f6
RGB236, 162, 246
HSL293, 82%, 80%
HSV293, 34%, 96%
CMYK4%, 34%, 0%, 4%
Lab76.27, 40.87, -31.03
XYZ64.15, 50.33, 93.52
Decimal15508214
Web safe#ff99ff
Pantone251 C
Pantone251 CHex#eca2f6Rgb236 162 246Cmyk4 34 0 4Lab76 41 -31Darker#d120e9Deep#df61f0Lighter#f8e4fb

Shades of plum

Tints of plum

Colors that go with plum

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 4, 34, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #eca2f6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
4 34 0 4
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
8 35 4 10
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 #eca2f6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #eca2f6; }
.text { color: #eca2f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eca2f6; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #eca2f6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.90:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.07:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #eca2f6 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 #eca2f6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #eca2f6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from plum, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #eca2f6 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.