Light purple

#c7bae4

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 259 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #c7bae4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c7bae4

RGB199, 186, 228

HSL259, 44%, 81%

HSV259, 18%, 89%

CMYK13%, 18%, 0%, 11%

Lab77.79, 12.67, -19.28

XYZ55.12, 52.86, 80.7

Decimal13089508

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#b19ed9 #9a83ce #8467c4 #6e4cb9 #5d3fa0 #4d3484 #3d2969 #2d1e4d #1d1332 #0d0916

Tints of light purple

#ccc0e6 #d0c5e8 #d5cbeb #d9d0ed #ded6ef #e2dcf1 #e7e1f3 #ebe7f6 #f0edf8 #f5f2fa

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d7e4ba Analogous#bac2e4 Analogous#dcbae4 Triadic#e4c7ba Triadic#bae4c7 Split complementary#e4dcba Split complementary#c2e4ba

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 18, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c7bae4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 18 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 21 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 #c7bae4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c7bae4; }
.text { color: #c7bae4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bae4; }

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 #c7bae4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c7bae4 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 #c7bae4 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 #c7bae4 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

Every value on this page for #c7bae4 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.