Light purple

#b5b1be

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

Light purple falls in the purple range, light and grey. 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 #b5b1be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b5b1be
RGB181, 177, 190
HSL258, 9%, 72%
HSV258, 7%, 75%
CMYK5%, 7%, 0%, 25%
Lab72.88, 3.89, -6.11
XYZ44.07, 44.99, 55.08
Decimal11907518
Web safe#cc99cc
Pantone5295 C
Pantone5295 CHex#b5b1beRgb181 177 190Cmyk5 7 0 25Lab73 4 -6Darker#6c667aDeep#908a9eLighter#dad8de

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 5, 7, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b5b1be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
5 7 0 25
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
9 10 4 31
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 #b5b1be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b5b1be; }
.text { color: #b5b1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5b1be; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b5b1be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.00:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b5b1be 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 #b5b1be 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 #b5b1be 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #b5b1be is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.