Pale purple

#e0cafc

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 266 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Pale purple color values

Every conversion for #e0cafc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e0cafc

RGB224, 202, 252

HSL266, 89%, 89%

HSV266, 20%, 99%

CMYK11%, 20%, 0%, 1%

Lab84.54, 16.93, -21.7

XYZ69.43, 65.12, 101.0

Decimal14732028

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of pale purple

#c9a2fa #b17af7 #9a52f5 #822af3 #6c0de5 #590bbd #460895 #33066d #210445 #0e021d

Tints of pale purple

#e4d1fc #e8d8fd #ede0fd #f1e7fe #f5eefe

Colors that go with pale purple

Complementary#e6fcca Analogous#cacdfc Analogous#f9cafc Triadic#fce0ca Triadic#cafce0 Split complementary#fcf9ca Split complementary#cdfcca

Pale purple in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 11, 20, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e0cafc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

11 20 0 1

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

14 22 4 7

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 #e0cafc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e0cafc; }
.text { color: #e0cafc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0cafc; }

How pale purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Pale purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e0cafc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e0cafc 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 #e0cafc sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #e0cafc 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 pale purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #e0cafc is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.