Pale purple

#e4e0e6

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

Pale purple is a pale purple with a quiet cast. 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 #e4e0e6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e4e0e6

RGB228, 224, 230

HSL280, 11%, 89%

HSV280, 3%, 90%

CMYK1%, 3%, 0%, 10%

Lab89.64, 2.43, -2.45

XYZ72.93, 75.52, 85.6

Decimal14999782

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone538 C

Shades of pale purple

#d0c9d3 #bbb1c0 #a79aad #92829a #7d6c86 #68596f #524657 #3c3340 #262128 #100e11

Tints of pale purple

#e6e2e8 #e8e4e9 #eae6eb #ebe8ed #edebef #efedf0 #f1eff2 #f3f1f4 #f5f3f5 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with pale purple

Complementary#e2e6e0 Analogous#e1e0e6 Analogous#e6e0e5 Triadic#e6e4e0 Triadic#e0e6e4 Split complementary#e5e6e0 Split complementary#e0e6e1

Pale purple in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 1, 3, 0, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e4e0e6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 3 0 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 7 4 16

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.

Pale purple in css

Copy #e4e0e6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e4e0e6; }
.text { color: #e4e0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4e0e6; }

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 #e4e0e6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e4e0e6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #e4e0e6 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #e4e0e6 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 #e4e0e6 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.