Light purple

#bdb2da

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 open cast. 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 #bdb2da, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdb2da

RGB189, 178, 218

HSL257, 35%, 78%

HSV257, 18%, 85%

CMYK13%, 18%, 0%, 15%

Lab74.65, 11.72, -18.7

XYZ49.56, 47.72, 72.93

Decimal12432090

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#a899ce #9381c2 #7e68b6 #6951a9 #5a4590 #4a3977 #3b2e5f #2c2246 #1c162d #0d0a15

Tints of light purple

#c3b8dd #c8bfe0 #cec5e3 #d3cce6 #d9d2ea #ded9ed #e4dff0 #eae6f3 #efecf6 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cfdab2 Analogous#b2bbda Analogous#d1b2da Triadic#dabdb2 Triadic#b2dabd Split complementary#dad1b2 Split complementary#bbdab2

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 13, 18, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdb2da on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 18 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 21 4 21

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 #bdb2da straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdb2da; }
.text { color: #bdb2da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb2da; }

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 #bdb2da against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdb2da 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 #bdb2da 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 #bdb2da 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 #bdb2da 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.