Light purple

#cdbced

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

Hex#cdbced

RGB205, 188, 237

HSL261, 58%, 83%

HSV261, 21%, 93%

CMYK14%, 21%, 0%, 7%

Lab79.08, 15.37, -22.14

XYZ58.45, 55.06, 87.67

Decimal13483245

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#b69de5 #9f7edc #875fd4 #7040cc #5e30b4 #4e2894 #3d2075 #2d1756 #1d0f37 #0d0618

Tints of light purple

#d1c1ee #d5c7f0 #d9ccf1 #ddd1f3 #e1d6f4 #e5dcf6 #e9e1f7 #ede6f8 #f1ecfa #f5f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#dcedbc Analogous#bcc3ed Analogous#e6bced Triadic#edcdbc Triadic#bcedcd Split complementary#ede6bc Split complementary#c4edbc

Light purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 21, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 21 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 23 4 13

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light purple in css

Copy #cdbced straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdbced 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 #cdbced 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 #cdbced 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 #cdbced 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.