Light purple

#c8b6db

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 269 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 #c8b6db, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8b6db

RGB200, 182, 219

HSL269, 34%, 79%

HSV269, 17%, 86%

CMYK9%, 17%, 0%, 14%

Lab76.59, 13.32, -16.22

XYZ53.33, 50.85, 74.02

Decimal13154011

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#b59dcf #a384c3 #906cb6 #7d54a9 #6b4791 #593b78 #462f5f #342346 #22162d #0f0a14

Tints of light purple

#cdbcde #d1c2e1 #d6c8e4 #dacee7 #dfd5ea #e4dbed #e8e1f0 #ede7f3 #f1edf6 #f6f3f9

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c9dbb6 Analogous#b6b7db Analogous#dab6db Triadic#dbc8b6 Triadic#b6dbc8 Split complementary#dbdbb6 Split complementary#b7dbb6

Light purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 9, 17, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8b6db on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 17 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 20 4 20

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 #c8b6db straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8b6db; }
.text { color: #c8b6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b6db; }

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 #c8b6db against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8b6db 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 #c8b6db 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 #c8b6db 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 #c8b6db 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.