Light purple

#c1a8f4

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 soft 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 #c1a8f4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1a8f4

RGB193, 168, 244

HSL260, 78%, 81%

HSV260, 31%, 96%

CMYK21%, 31%, 0%, 4%

Lab73.46, 24.17, -34.61

XYZ52.32, 45.87, 91.68

Decimal12691700

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a986f0 #9164eb #7942e7 #6021e3 #5119c4 #4315a3 #351081 #270c5f #19083d #0b031b

Tints of light purple

#c6aff5 #cbb6f6 #d0bdf7 #d5c4f8 #daccf8 #dfd3f9 #e4dafa #eae1fb #efe8fc #f4effd

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#dbf4a8 Analogous#a8b5f4 Analogous#e7a8f4 Triadic#f4c1a8 Triadic#a8f4c1 Split complementary#f4e7a8 Split complementary#b5f4a8

Light purple in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 21, 31, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1a8f4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 31 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 33 4 10

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #c1a8f4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1a8f4; }
.text { color: #c1a8f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a8f4; }

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 #c1a8f4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1a8f4 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c1a8f4 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c1a8f4 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 #c1a8f4 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.