Light purple

#c9b2fa

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. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #c9b2fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c9b2fa
RGB201, 178, 250
HSL259, 88%, 84%
HSV259, 29%, 98%
CMYK20%, 29%, 0%, 2%
Lab76.78, 22.4, -32.68
XYZ57.26, 51.16, 97.3
Decimal13218554
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone264 C
Pantone264 CHex#c9b2faRgb201 178 250Cmyk20 29 0 2Lab77 22 -33Darker#6b2cf1Deep#9a6ff6Lighter#ebe4fc

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

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 20, 29, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c9b2fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
20 29 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
22 31 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 #c9b2fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c9b2fa; }
.text { color: #c9b2fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9b2fa; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c9b2fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.87:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
11.23:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c9b2fa 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 #c9b2fa sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #c9b2fa and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c9b2fa is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.