Pale purple

#e9e5ec

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

Pale purple falls in the purple range, pale and muted. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Pale purple color values

Every conversion for #e9e5ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e9e5ec

RGB233, 229, 236

HSL274, 16%, 91%

HSV274, 3%, 93%

CMYK1%, 3%, 0%, 7%

Lab91.42, 2.6, -2.93

XYZ76.76, 79.42, 90.64

Decimal15328748

Web safe#ffccff

Pantone538 C

Shades of pale purple

#d4ccda #bfb3c7 #a99ab5 #9481a3 #7f698f #685676 #52445d #3c3244 #261f2b #100d12

Tints of pale purple

#eae7ed #ece8ee #edeaef #eeebf1 #f0edf2 #f1eef3 #f2f0f4 #f4f2f5 #f5f3f6 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with pale purple

Complementary#e8ece5 Analogous#e6e5ec Analogous#ece5ec Triadic#ece9e5 Triadic#e5ece9 Split complementary#ecece5 Split complementary#e5ece6

Pale purple in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 3, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e9e5ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 3 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 7 4 13

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.

Pale purple in css

Copy #e9e5ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e9e5ec; }
.text { color: #e9e5ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e5ec; }

How pale purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e9e5ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e9e5ec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e9e5ec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e9e5ec 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 pale purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #e9e5ec are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.