Light purple

#c8aaf2

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

Light purple falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #c8aaf2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8aaf2

RGB200, 170, 242

HSL265, 73%, 81%

HSV265, 30%, 95%

CMYK17%, 30%, 0%, 5%

Lab74.47, 24.72, -31.92

XYZ54.22, 47.44, 90.3

Decimal13150962

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#b389ed #9d68e8 #8847e3 #7226de #611dc0 #50189f #40137e #2f0e5d #1e093c #0d041b

Tints of light purple

#ccb1f3 #d1b8f4 #d5bff5 #dac6f6 #decdf7 #e3d4f8 #e7dbf9 #ece2fb #f0e9fc #f5f0fd

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d4f2aa Analogous#aab0f2 Analogous#ecaaf2 Triadic#f2c8aa Triadic#aaf2c8 Split complementary#f2ecaa Split complementary#b0f2aa

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 30, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8aaf2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 30 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 32 4 11

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 #c8aaf2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8aaf2; }
.text { color: #c8aaf2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aaf2; }

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 #c8aaf2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8aaf2 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 #c8aaf2 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 #c8aaf2 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 #c8aaf2 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.