Plum

#ffa2eb

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

Plum is a light pink, relaxed and easy to pair. 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 #ffa2eb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ffa2eb

RGB255, 162, 235

HSL313, 100%, 82%

HSV313, 36%, 100%

CMYK0%, 36%, 8%, 0%

Lab77.93, 44.83, -22.35

XYZ69.16, 53.1, 85.2

Decimal16753387

Web safe#ff99ff

Pantone244 C

Shades of plum

#ff7be3 #ff55da #ff2ed2 #ff07ca #e000b0 #b90091 #930073 #6c0055 #450036 #1f0018

Tints of plum

#ffaaed #ffb1ee #ffb9f0 #ffc0f1 #ffc8f3 #ffcff5 #ffd7f6 #ffdef8 #ffe6fa #ffedfb

Colors that go with plum

Complementary#a2ffb6 Analogous#e4a2ff Analogous#ffa2bc Triadic#ebffa2 Triadic#a2ebff Split complementary#bdffa2 Split complementary#a2ffe4

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 0, 36, 8, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ffa2eb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 36 8 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 37 11 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 #ffa2eb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ffa2eb; }
.text { color: #ffa2eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa2eb; }

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 #ffa2eb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ffa2eb 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 #ffa2eb 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 #ffa2eb 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 #ffa2eb 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.