Plum

#fbade7

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

This is Plum, a vivid pink at 315 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Plum color values

Every conversion for #fbade7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#fbade7

RGB251, 173, 231

HSL315, 91%, 83%

HSV315, 31%, 98%

CMYK0%, 31%, 8%, 2%

Lab79.71, 37.17, -17.54

XYZ69.15, 56.17, 82.8

Decimal16494055

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone244 C

Shades of plum

#f987dc #f762d1 #f63cc6 #f417bb #d90ba4 #b30988 #8e076b #68054f #430332 #1d0116

Tints of plum

#fbb3e9 #fcbaeb #fcc0ed #fcc7ef #fdcdf1 #fdd4f2 #fddaf4 #fee1f6 #fee7f8 #feeefa

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#adfbc1 Analogous#e8adfb Analogous#fbadc0 Triadic#e7fbad Triadic#ade7fb Split complementary#c0fbad Split complementary#adfbe8

Plum in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 31, 8, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #fbade7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 31 8 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 33 11 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 #fbade7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #fbade7; }
.text { color: #fbade7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fbade7; }

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 #fbade7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #fbade7 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 #fbade7 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 #fbade7 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 #fbade7 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.