Pale purple

#f2ecf7

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 soft. 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 #f2ecf7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2ecf7
RGB242, 236, 247
HSL273, 41%, 95%
HSV273, 4%, 97%
CMYK2%, 4%, 0%, 3%
Lab94.13, 3.97, -4.6
XYZ83.4, 85.58, 100.12
Decimal15920375
Web safe#ffffff
Pantone663 C
Pantone663 CHex#f2ecf7Rgb242 236 247Cmyk2 4 0 3Lab94 4 -5Darker#ad88cdDeep#d0bae2Lighter#f2edf6

Shades of pale purple

Tints of pale purple

Colors that go with pale purple

Pale purple in print

At this lightness it prints as a faint wash, best for backgrounds rather than fine type. The cmyk build is 2, 4, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2ecf7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
2 4 0 3
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
6 8 4 9
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 #f2ecf7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2ecf7; }
.text { color: #f2ecf7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2ecf7; }

How pale purple looks on light and dark

Pale purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f2ecf7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.16:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.12:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2ecf7 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 #f2ecf7 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 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 #f2ecf7 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #f2ecf7 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.