Light purple

#bab3ce

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #bab3ce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bab3ce
RGB186, 179, 206
HSL256, 22%, 75%
HSV256, 13%, 81%
CMYK10%, 13%, 0%, 19%
Lab74.28, 7.69, -12.74
XYZ47.51, 47.14, 64.99
Decimal12235726
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone270 C
Pantone270 CHex#bab3ceRgb186 179 206Cmyk10 13 0 19Lab74 8 -13Darker#6d5f93Deep#9388b2Lighter#e2dfe9

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

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 10, 13, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bab3ce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
10 13 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
13 16 4 25
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 #bab3ce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bab3ce; }
.text { color: #bab3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bab3ce; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bab3ce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.01:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
10.43:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bab3ce 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 #bab3ce sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #bab3ce and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bab3ce is computed, not guessed. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.