Light purple

#b9aad1

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

This is Light purple, a soft purple at 263 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 #b9aad1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9aad1

RGB185, 170, 209

HSL263, 30%, 74%

HSV263, 19%, 82%

CMYK11%, 19%, 0%, 18%

Lab72.01, 12.92, -17.81

XYZ45.89, 43.67, 66.33

Decimal12167889

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#a693c5 #947db9 #8166ac #70549b #5f4885 #4f3c6e #3f2f58 #2f2341 #1e172a #0e0b14

Tints of light purple

#bfb1d5 #c5b9d9 #cbc0dd #d1c7e1 #d7cfe5 #ddd6e9 #e3dded #e9e5f1 #efecf5 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c2d1aa Analogous#aaafd1 Analogous#ccaad1 Triadic#d1b9aa Triadic#aad1b9 Split complementary#d1cdaa Split complementary#afd1aa

Light purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 11, 19, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9aad1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 19 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 21 4 24

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 #b9aad1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9aad1; }
.text { color: #b9aad1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9aad1; }

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 #b9aad1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9aad1 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 #b9aad1 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 #b9aad1 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 #b9aad1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.