Pale purple

#d8c8ff

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

This is Pale purple, a vivid purple at 257 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.

Pale purple color values

Every conversion for #d8c8ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d8c8ff
RGB216, 200, 255
HSL257, 100%, 89%
HSV257, 22%, 100%
CMYK15%, 22%, 0%, 0%
Lab83.51, 16.12, -24.93
XYZ67.02, 63.13, 103.26
Decimal14207231
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone264 C
Pantone264 CHex#d8c8ffRgb216 200 255Cmyk15 22 0 0Lab84 16 -25Darker#7339ffDeep#a581ffLighter#eae2fd

Shades of pale purple

Tints of pale purple

Colors that go with pale purple

Pale purple in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 15, 22, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d8c8ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
15 22 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
18 24 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.

Pale purple in css

Copy #d8c8ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d8c8ff; }
.text { color: #d8c8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d8c8ff; }

How pale purple looks on light and dark

Pale purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #d8c8ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.54:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
13.63:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d8c8ff against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #d8c8ff 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 pale 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 pale purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #d8c8ff and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #d8c8ff 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.