Light purple

#b8a3ef

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

This is Light purple, a strong purple at 257 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #b8a3ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a3ef

RGB184, 163, 239

HSL257, 70%, 79%

HSV257, 32%, 94%

CMYK23%, 32%, 0%, 6%

Lab71.29, 23.13, -35.32

XYZ48.44, 42.62, 87.33

Decimal12100591

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a083e9 #8764e4 #6f44de #5726d8 #4a20b8 #3d1b99 #311579 #241059 #170a3a #0a051a

Tints of light purple

#beabf0 #c4b2f2 #cabaf3 #d0c2f4 #d6c9f6 #dcd1f7 #e1d9f8 #e7e0fa #ede8fb #f3f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#daefa3 Analogous#a3b4ef Analogous#dea3ef Triadic#efb8a3 Triadic#a3efb8 Split complementary#efdea3 Split complementary#b4efa3

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 23, 32, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a3ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 32 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 33 4 12

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 #b8a3ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a3ef; }
.text { color: #b8a3ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a3ef; }

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 #b8a3ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a3ef 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 #b8a3ef 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 #b8a3ef 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 #b8a3ef come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.