Pale purple

#f9f0fd

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

This is Pale purple, a strong purple at 282 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 #f9f0fd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f9f0fd
RGB249, 240, 253
HSL282, 76%, 97%
HSV282, 5%, 99%
CMYK2%, 5%, 0%, 1%
Lab95.81, 5.3, -5.18
XYZ87.96, 89.55, 105.58
Decimal16380157
Web safe#ffffff
Pantone663 C
Pantone663 CHex#f9f0fdRgb249 240 253Cmyk2 5 0 1Lab96 5 -5Darker#c772ecDeep#e0b1f5Lighter#f9f1fc

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 2, 5, 0, 1.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f9f0fd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
2 5 0 1
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
6 9 4 7
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 #f9f0fd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f9f0fd; }
.text { color: #f9f0fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f9f0fd; }

How pale purple looks on light and dark

Pale purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f9f0fd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.11:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
18.91:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f9f0fd 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 #f9f0fd 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 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 #f9f0fd 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

The figures for #f9f0fd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.