Light purple

#b999ed

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

Light purple is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #b999ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b999ed

RGB185, 153, 237

HSL263, 70%, 76%

HSV263, 35%, 93%

CMYK22%, 35%, 0%, 7%

Lab68.9, 28.54, -37.93

XYZ46.68, 39.21, 85.23

Decimal12163565

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of light purple

#a47ae8 #8f5ce2 #7a3ddd #6725d1 #5820b3 #491a94 #3a1576 #2b0f57 #1c0a39 #0d051a

Tints of light purple

#bfa2ef #c5aaf0 #cbb3f2 #d1bcf3 #d7c4f5 #ddcdf6 #e3d6f8 #e9def9 #efe7fb #f5f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cded99 Analogous#99a3ed Analogous#e399ed Triadic#edb999 Triadic#99edb9 Split complementary#ede399 Split complementary#a3ed99

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 35, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b999ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 35 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 36 4 13

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 #b999ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b999ed; }
.text { color: #b999ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b999ed; }

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 #b999ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b999ed 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 #b999ed 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 #b999ed 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 #b999ed is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.