Light purple

#c5b3fa

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 #c5b3fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5b3fa

RGB197, 179, 250

HSL255, 88%, 84%

HSV255, 28%, 98%

CMYK21%, 28%, 0%, 2%

Lab76.69, 20.65, -32.85

XYZ56.4, 51.01, 97.32

Decimal12956666

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#a88ef8 #8c68f5 #6f43f3 #531df0 #410ed8 #360cb2 #2b098d #1f0767 #140442 #09021d

Tints of light purple

#cab9fa #cebffb #d3c5fb #d7cbfc #dcd1fc #e0d7fc #e5dcfd #e9e2fd #eee8fe #f2eefe

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#e8fab3 Analogous#b3c4fa Analogous#e8b3fa Triadic#fac5b3 Triadic#b3fac5 Split complementary#fae9b3 Split complementary#c4fab3

Light purple in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 21, 28, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5b3fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 28 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 30 4 8

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #c5b3fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5b3fa; }
.text { color: #c5b3fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5b3fa; }

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 #c5b3fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5b3fa 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 #c5b3fa 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 #c5b3fa 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 #c5b3fa 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.