Light purple

#bd9dff

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

This is Light purple, a vivid purple at 260 degrees. 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 #bd9dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd9dff

RGB189, 157, 255

HSL260, 100%, 81%

HSV260, 38%, 100%

CMYK26%, 38%, 0%, 0%

Lab70.98, 31.65, -44.48

XYZ51.09, 42.15, 100.05

Decimal12426751

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of light purple

#a377ff #8a51ff #702bff #5604ff #4800dd #3c00b7 #2f0091 #23006b #160045 #0a001f

Tints of light purple

#c2a5ff #c8adff #cdb5ff #d3bdff #d8c5ff #ddcdff #e3d5ff #e8ddff #eee5ff #f3edff

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#dfff9d Analogous#9daeff Analogous#ee9dff Triadic#ffbd9d Triadic#9dffbd Split complementary#ffee9d Split complementary#aeff9d

Light purple in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 26, 38, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd9dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 38 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 39 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bd9dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd9dff; }
.text { color: #bd9dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9dff; }

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 #bd9dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd9dff 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 #bd9dff 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 #bd9dff 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 #bd9dff is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.