Plum

#ecc0fe

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 283 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 #ecc0fe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ecc0fe
RGB236, 192, 254
HSL283, 97%, 87%
HSV283, 24%, 100%
CMYK7%, 24%, 0%, 0%
Lab83.28, 26.46, -24.59
XYZ71.33, 62.69, 102.11
Decimal15515902
Web safe#ffccff
Pantone2562 C
Pantone2562 CHex#ecc0feRgb236 192 254Cmyk7 24 0 0Lab83 26 -25Darker#c233fcDeep#d77afdLighter#f5e2fd

Shades of plum

Tints of plum

Colors that go with plum

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 7, 24, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ecc0fe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
7 24 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 26 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 #ecc0fe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ecc0fe; }
.text { color: #ecc0fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc0fe; }

How plum looks on light and dark

Plum and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ecc0fe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.55:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.54:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ecc0fe 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 #ecc0fe 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 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 #ecc0fe 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 #ecc0fe 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.