Light purple

#bc9be2

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

Light purple is a light purple with a open cast. 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 #bc9be2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc9be2

RGB188, 155, 226

HSL268, 55%, 75%

HSV268, 31%, 89%

CMYK17%, 31%, 0%, 11%

Lab69.2, 25.85, -31.41

XYZ46.19, 39.63, 77.17

Decimal12360674

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of light purple

#aa80da #9865d2 #854aca #7436bb #632ea0 #522684 #411f69 #30174e #200f33 #0f0718

Tints of light purple

#c2a4e4 #c8ace7 #cdb5e9 #d3bdec #d9c6ee #dfcff1 #e4d7f3 #eae0f6 #f0e9f8 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c1e29b Analogous#9b9de2 Analogous#e09be2 Triadic#e2bc9b Triadic#9be2bc Split complementary#e2e09b Split complementary#9de29b

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 31, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc9be2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 31 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 33 4 17

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 #bc9be2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc9be2; }
.text { color: #bc9be2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9be2; }

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 #bc9be2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc9be2 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 #bc9be2 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 #bc9be2 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 #bc9be2 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.