Light purple

#cfbdec

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

Hex#cfbdec

RGB207, 189, 236

HSL263, 55%, 83%

HSV263, 20%, 93%

CMYK12%, 20%, 0%, 7%

Lab79.45, 15.26, -21.01

XYZ59.07, 55.72, 87.0

Decimal13614572

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of light purple

#b99ee3 #a280da #8c61d2 #7643c9 #6333b1 #522a92 #412174 #301855 #1e1036 #0d0718

Tints of light purple

#d3c2ee #d7c7ef #dacdf1 #ded2f2 #e2d7f4 #e6dcf5 #eae1f7 #ede7f8 #f1ecfa #f5f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#daecbd Analogous#bdc3ec Analogous#e7bdec Triadic#eccfbd Triadic#bdeccf Split complementary#ece6bd Split complementary#c3ecbd

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 20, 0, 7.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 20 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 22 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 #cfbdec straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

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

The figures for #cfbdec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.