Light purple

#ab9bda

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 255 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 #ab9bda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab9bda

RGB171, 155, 218

HSL255, 46%, 73%

HSV255, 29%, 85%

CMYK22%, 29%, 0%, 15%

Lab67.4, 18.84, -29.91

XYZ41.17, 37.16, 71.33

Decimal11246554

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#9682d1 #8169c8 #6c50be #5b40ac #4e3793 #412d7a #342461 #261b48 #19122f #0c0816

Tints of light purple

#b2a4dd #baace0 #c1b5e4 #c8bee7 #d0c6ea #d7cfed #ded8f1 #e5e1f4 #ede9f7 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cada9b Analogous#9babda Analogous#ca9bda Triadic#daab9b Triadic#9bdaab Split complementary#daca9b Split complementary#abda9b

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 29, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab9bda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 29 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 31 4 21

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #ab9bda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab9bda; }
.text { color: #ab9bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab9bda; }

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 #ab9bda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab9bda against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ab9bda 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ab9bda 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 #ab9bda is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.