Light purple

#cbb1ef

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

Light purple falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #cbb1ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbb1ef
RGB203, 177, 239
HSL265, 66%, 82%
HSV265, 26%, 94%
CMYK15%, 26%, 0%, 6%
Lab76.3, 21.16, -27.47
XYZ55.93, 50.37, 88.44
Decimal13349359
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone264 C
Pantone264 CHex#cbb1efRgb203 177 239Cmyk15 26 0 6Lab76 21 -27Darker#7c3bd7Deep#a476e3Lighter#eee7f9

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 26, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbb1ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 26 0 6
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 28 4 12
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 #cbb1ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbb1ef; }
.text { color: #cbb1ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb1ef; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cbb1ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.90:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.07:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbb1ef 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 #cbb1ef sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cbb1ef and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #cbb1ef is computed, not guessed. 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.