Light purple

#b8a2dd

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 soft. 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 #b8a2dd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a2dd

RGB184, 162, 221

HSL262, 46%, 75%

HSV262, 27%, 87%

CMYK17%, 27%, 0%, 13%

Lab70.35, 19.61, -26.93

XYZ45.74, 41.25, 73.96

Decimal12100317

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a488d4 #916eca #7d55c1 #6b41b1 #5b3797 #4c2e7e #3c2464 #2d1b4a #1d1230 #0d0816

Tints of light purple

#beaae0 #c4b2e3 #cabae6 #d0c2e9 #d7caec #ddd2ef #e3daf1 #e9e2f4 #efeaf7 #f5f2fa

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c7dda2 Analogous#a2aadd Analogous#d5a2dd Triadic#ddb8a2 Triadic#a2ddb8 Split complementary#ddd5a2 Split complementary#aadda2

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 27, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a2dd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 27 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 29 4 19

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 #b8a2dd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a2dd; }
.text { color: #b8a2dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a2dd; }

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 #b8a2dd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a2dd 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 #b8a2dd 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 #b8a2dd 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 #b8a2dd is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.