Light purple

#bfa8e2

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 #bfa8e2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfa8e2

RGB191, 168, 226

HSL264, 50%, 77%

HSV264, 26%, 89%

CMYK15%, 26%, 0%, 11%

Lab72.61, 19.57, -26.15

XYZ49.22, 44.57, 77.96

Decimal12560610

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#ab8dd9 #9771d0 #8356c7 #6f3eba #5f359f #4f2c84 #3f2369 #2e1a4d #1e1132 #0e0817

Tints of light purple

#c4afe4 #cab7e7 #cfbee9 #d5c5ec #dacdee #dfd4f1 #e5dcf3 #eae3f6 #f0eaf8 #f5f2fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#cbe2a8 Analogous#a8aee2 Analogous#dca8e2 Triadic#e2bfa8 Triadic#a8e2bf Split complementary#e2dca8 Split complementary#aee2a8

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 26, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfa8e2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 26 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 28 4 17

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 #bfa8e2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfa8e2; }
.text { color: #bfa8e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfa8e2; }

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 #bfa8e2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfa8e2 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 #bfa8e2 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 #bfa8e2 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

The figures for #bfa8e2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.