Light purple

#b89ffa

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 vivid. 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 #b89ffa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b89ffa

RGB184, 159, 250

HSL256, 90%, 80%

HSV256, 36%, 98%

CMYK26%, 36%, 0%, 2%

Lab70.79, 27.95, -42.08

XYZ49.42, 41.89, 95.92

Decimal12099578

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of light purple

#9d7bf8 #8357f6 #6833f4 #4e0ff3 #410bd1 #3609ad #2b0789 #200565 #140341 #09021d

Tints of light purple

#bea7fa #c4affb #cab7fb #cfbffc #d5c7fc #dbcefc #e1d6fd #e7defd #ede6fe #f2eefe

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#e1fa9f Analogous#9fb3fa Analogous#e69ffa Triadic#fab89f Triadic#9ffab8 Split complementary#fae69f Split complementary#b3fa9f

Light purple in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 26, 36, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b89ffa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 36 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 37 4 8

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #b89ffa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b89ffa; }
.text { color: #b89ffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b89ffa; }

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 #b89ffa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b89ffa 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 #b89ffa 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 #b89ffa 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

Every value on this page for #b89ffa is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.