Light purple

#cbbbf6

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

This is Light purple, a strong purple at 256 degrees. 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 #cbbbf6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbbbf6

RGB203, 187, 246

HSL256, 77%, 85%

HSV256, 24%, 96%

CMYK17%, 24%, 0%, 4%

Lab78.98, 17.21, -27.13

XYZ59.03, 54.89, 94.67

Decimal13351926

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#b097f1 #9574ed #7950e8 #5e2de3 #4b1bcd #3e16a9 #311286 #240d62 #17083f #0a041b

Tints of light purple

#d3c5f7 #d7cbf8 #dbd0f9 #dfd5f9 #e3dafa #e7e0fb #ebe5fc #efeafc #f3effd

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#e6f6bb Analogous#bbc8f6 Analogous#e8bbf6 Triadic#f6cbbb Triadic#bbf6cb Split complementary#f6e9bb Split complementary#c9f6bb

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 17, 24, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbbbf6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 24 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 26 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #cbbbf6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbbbf6; }
.text { color: #cbbbf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbf6; }

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 #cbbbf6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbbbf6 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 #cbbbf6 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 #cbbbf6 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cbbbf6 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.