Light purple

#b2a0ce

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 263 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 #b2a0ce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2a0ce

RGB178, 160, 206

HSL263, 32%, 72%

HSV263, 22%, 81%

CMYK14%, 22%, 0%, 19%

Lab68.8, 15.55, -21.08

XYZ42.07, 39.06, 63.71

Decimal11706574

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a08ac3 #8e74b7 #7c5eac #6c4f99 #5c4383 #4d386d #3d2d57 #2d2140 #1e162a #0e0a14

Tints of light purple

#b9a8d2 #bfb1d7 #c6b9db #cdc1df #d4cae3 #dad2e8 #e1daec #e8e3f0 #efebf5 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#bccea0 Analogous#a0a5ce Analogous#c9a0ce Triadic#ceb2a0 Triadic#a0ceb2 Split complementary#cec9a0 Split complementary#a5cea0

Light purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 22, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2a0ce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 22 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 24 4 25

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 #b2a0ce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2a0ce; }
.text { color: #b2a0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2a0ce; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b2a0ce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2a0ce 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 #b2a0ce 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 #b2a0ce 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #b2a0ce come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.