Light purple

#b49be9

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

This is Light purple, a strong purple at 259 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.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #b49be9, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b49be9

RGB180, 155, 233

HSL259, 64%, 76%

HSV259, 33%, 91%

CMYK23%, 33%, 0%, 9%

Lab68.77, 25.02, -35.98

XYZ45.25, 39.03, 82.24

Decimal11836393

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#9e7ee3 #8860dc #7243d6 #5e2cc9 #5126ac #431f8e #351971 #271254 #1a0c36 #0c0619

Tints of light purple

#baa4eb #c1aced #c7b5ef #cebdf1 #d4c6f2 #dacef4 #e1d7f6 #e7dff8 #eee8fa #f4f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d0e99b Analogous#9ba9e9 Analogous#db9be9 Triadic#e9b49b Triadic#9be9b4 Split complementary#e9db9b Split complementary#a9e99b

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 23, 33, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b49be9 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

23 33 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

25 34 4 15

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 #b49be9 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b49be9; }
.text { color: #b49be9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b49be9; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b49be9 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b49be9 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 #b49be9 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #b49be9 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 light purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b49be9 are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.