Light purple

#c4b2fa

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 soft 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 #c4b2fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4b2fa

RGB196, 178, 250

HSL255, 88%, 84%

HSV255, 29%, 98%

CMYK22%, 29%, 0%, 2%

Lab76.36, 20.91, -33.35

XYZ55.94, 50.48, 97.24

Decimal12890874

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#a78df8 #8b67f5 #6e42f3 #521df0 #400ed7 #350cb2 #2a098d #1f0767 #140442 #09021d

Tints of light purple

#c9b8fa #cdbefb #d2c4fb #d6cafc #dbd0fc #e0d6fc #e4dcfd #e9e2fd #eee8fe #f2eefe

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#e8fab2 Analogous#b2c4fa Analogous#e8b2fa Triadic#fac4b2 Triadic#b2fac4 Split complementary#fae8b2 Split complementary#c4fab2

Light purple 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 22, 29, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4b2fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 29 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 31 4 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.

Light purple in css

Copy #c4b2fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4b2fa; }
.text { color: #c4b2fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b2fa; }

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 #c4b2fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4b2fa 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 #c4b2fa 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 #c4b2fa 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 #c4b2fa are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.