Light purple

#c4b2df

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 264 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 #c4b2df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4b2df

RGB196, 178, 223

HSL264, 41%, 79%

HSV264, 20%, 87%

CMYK12%, 20%, 0%, 13%

Lab75.39, 15.02, -20.24

XYZ52.0, 48.9, 76.51

Decimal12890847

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#b098d4 #9c7ec9 #8864be #744ab3 #633f98 #52347e #412a64 #301f4a #1f1430 #0e0916

Tints of light purple

#c9b8e2 #cebfe4 #d3c5e7 #d8ccea #ddd2ec #e2d9ef #e7dff2 #ebe6f4 #f0ecf7 #f5f2fa

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cddfb2 Analogous#b2b6df Analogous#dab2df Triadic#dfc4b2 Triadic#b2dfc4 Split complementary#dfdbb2 Split complementary#b7dfb2

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 20, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4b2df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 20 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 22 4 19

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 #c4b2df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4b2df; }
.text { color: #c4b2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b2df; }

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 #c4b2df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4b2df 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 #c4b2df 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 #c4b2df 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.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #c4b2df 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.