Light purple

#d1bcfe

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 vivid. 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 #d1bcfe, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d1bcfe
RGB209, 188, 254
HSL259, 97%, 87%
HSV259, 26%, 100%
CMYK18%, 26%, 0%, 0%
Lab80.0, 20.24, -29.81
XYZ62.17, 56.68, 101.43
Decimal13745406
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone264 C
Pantone264 CHex#d1bcfeRgb209 188 254Cmyk18 26 0 0Lab80 20 -30Darker#702ffcDeep#a176fdLighter#ebe2fd

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 18, 26, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d1bcfe on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
18 26 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
21 28 4 6
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 #d1bcfe straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d1bcfe; }
.text { color: #d1bcfe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1bcfe; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d1bcfe against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.70:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
12.34:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d1bcfe 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 #d1bcfe 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 #d1bcfe 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d1bcfe are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.