Light purple

#b9a7e8

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 strong. 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 #b9a7e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9a7e8

RGB185, 167, 232

HSL257, 59%, 78%

HSV257, 28%, 91%

CMYK20%, 28%, 0%, 9%

Lab72.08, 19.6, -30.28

XYZ48.39, 43.78, 82.24

Decimal12167144

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a28ae0 #8b6dd9 #734fd1 #5d34c7 #4f2daa #42258d #341d70 #271653 #190e35 #0b0618

Tints of light purple

#bfaeea #c5b6ec #cbbdee #d0c5f0 #d6ccf2 #dcd3f4 #e2dbf6 #e8e2f7 #eee9f9 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d6e8a7 Analogous#a7b5e8 Analogous#d9a7e8 Triadic#e8b9a7 Triadic#a7e8b9 Split complementary#e8daa7 Split complementary#b6e8a7

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 28, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9a7e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 28 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 30 4 15

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #b9a7e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9a7e8; }
.text { color: #b9a7e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9a7e8; }

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 #b9a7e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9a7e8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b9a7e8 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b9a7e8 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

Here is how the numbers for #b9a7e8 are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.