Light purple

#bfa5ed

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 262 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 #bfa5ed, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa5ed

RGB191, 165, 237

HSL262, 67%, 79%

HSV262, 30%, 93%

CMYK19%, 30%, 0%, 7%

Lab72.3, 23.65, -32.63

XYZ50.23, 44.1, 85.99

Decimal12559853

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a986e7 #9367e1 #7d48da #672ad3 #5824b4 #491e95 #3a1876 #2b1157 #1c0b38 #0c051a

Tints of light purple

#c4adef #cab4f0 #cfbcf2 #d4c3f3 #dacbf5 #dfd2f6 #e4daf8 #eae1f9 #efe9fb #f4f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d3eda5 Analogous#a5afed Analogous#e3a5ed Triadic#edbfa5 Triadic#a5edbf Split complementary#ede3a5 Split complementary#afeda5

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 19, 30, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa5ed on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 30 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 32 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 #bfa5ed straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa5ed; }
.text { color: #bfa5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa5ed; }

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 #bfa5ed against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa5ed 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 #bfa5ed 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 #bfa5ed 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 #bfa5ed are worked out. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.