Light purple

#c4b6df

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

This is Light purple, a soft 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 #c4b6df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4b6df

RGB196, 182, 223

HSL260, 39%, 79%

HSV260, 18%, 87%

CMYK12%, 18%, 0%, 13%

Lab76.39, 12.84, -18.73

XYZ52.81, 50.52, 76.78

Decimal12891871

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#af9cd4 #9a82c8 #8568bd #704eb1 #5f4297 #4f377d #3f2c63 #2e2049 #1e152f #0d0915

Tints of light purple

#c9bce2 #cec2e4 #d3c8e7 #d8ceea #dcd4ec #e1daef #e6e0f2 #ebe6f4 #f0edf7 #f5f3fa

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d1dfb6 Analogous#b6bddf Analogous#d8b6df Triadic#dfc4b6 Triadic#b6dfc4 Split complementary#dfd9b6 Split complementary#bddfb6

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 12, 18, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4b6df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 18 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 21 4 19

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 #c4b6df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4b6df; }
.text { color: #c4b6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4b6df; }

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 #c4b6df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4b6df 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 #c4b6df 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 #c4b6df 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 #c4b6df 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.