Light purple

#af96dc

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 261 degrees. 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 #af96dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#af96dc
RGB175, 150, 220
HSL261, 50%, 73%
HSV261, 32%, 86%
CMYK20%, 32%, 0%, 14%
Lab66.59, 23.33, -32.24
XYZ41.5, 36.09, 72.49
Decimal11507420
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2645 C
Pantone2645 CHex#af96dcRgb175 150 220Cmyk20 32 0 14Lab67 23 -32Darker#6139aaDeep#8660caLighter#d8cdec

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 32, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #af96dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
20 32 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
22 33 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #af96dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #af96dc; }
.text { color: #af96dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af96dc; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #af96dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.56:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.22:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #af96dc 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 #af96dc 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 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 #af96dc 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 #af96dc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.