Light purple

#ba99ee

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 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 #ba99ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ba99ee

RGB186, 153, 238

HSL263, 71%, 77%

HSV263, 36%, 93%

CMYK22%, 36%, 0%, 7%

Lab69.04, 29.06, -38.27

XYZ47.07, 39.39, 86.01

Decimal12229102

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of light purple

#a57ae9 #905be4 #7b3cdf #6823d4 #591eb5 #491996 #3a1477 #2b0f58 #1c0a39 #0d041a

Tints of light purple

#c0a2ef #c6aaf1 #ccb3f2 #d1bcf4 #d7c4f5 #ddcdf7 #e3d6f8 #e9defa #efe7fb #f5f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cdee99 Analogous#99a2ee Analogous#e499ee Triadic#eeba99 Triadic#99eeba Split complementary#eee499 Split complementary#a2ee99

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 36, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ba99ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 36 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 37 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 #ba99ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ba99ee; }
.text { color: #ba99ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ba99ee; }

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 #ba99ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ba99ee 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 #ba99ee 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 #ba99ee 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 #ba99ee 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.