Light purple

#dfdce1

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

Light purple is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #dfdce1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfdce1
RGB223, 220, 225
HSL276, 8%, 87%
HSV276, 2%, 88%
CMYK1%, 2%, 0%, 12%
Lab88.12, 1.92, -2.09
XYZ69.62, 72.31, 81.52
Decimal14671073
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone538 C
Pantone538 CHex#dfdce1Rgb223 220 225Cmyk1 2 0 12Lab88 2 -2Darker#998f9fDeep#bcb6c0Lighter#f0eff1

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

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 1, 2, 0, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfdce1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
1 2 0 12
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
5 6 4 18
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 #dfdce1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfdce1; }
.text { color: #dfdce1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdce1; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfdce1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.36:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
15.46:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfdce1 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 #dfdce1 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 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 #dfdce1 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #dfdce1 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.