Light purple

#b2a1cd

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

This is Light purple, a soft purple at 263 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #b2a1cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2a1cd

RGB178, 161, 205

HSL263, 31%, 72%

HSV263, 21%, 80%

CMYK13%, 21%, 0%, 20%

Lab69.01, 14.78, -20.2

XYZ42.12, 39.36, 63.14

Decimal11706829

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a08bc1 #8e75b6 #7c5faa #6c5197 #5c4581 #4d396c #3d2e56 #2d2240 #1e162a #0e0b14

Tints of light purple

#b9a9d1 #bfb1d6 #c6bada #cdc2df #d4cae3 #dad2e7 #e1dbec #e8e3f0 #efebf4 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#bccda1 Analogous#a1a6cd Analogous#c8a1cd Triadic#cdb2a1 Triadic#a1cdb2 Split complementary#cdc8a1 Split complementary#a6cda1

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 21, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2a1cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 21 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 23 4 26

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #b2a1cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2a1cd; }
.text { color: #b2a1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a1cd; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b2a1cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2a1cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b2a1cd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b2a1cd 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 light purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b2a1cd are worked out. 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.