Light purple

#b8a2e8

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

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #b8a2e8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8a2e8

RGB184, 162, 232

HSL259, 60%, 77%

HSV259, 30%, 91%

CMYK21%, 30%, 0%, 9%

Lab70.77, 22.08, -32.3

XYZ47.25, 41.86, 81.93

Decimal12100328

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2705 C

Shades of light purple

#a285e1 #8c68da #754bd2 #6031c7 #522aaa #44238d #361c70 #281453 #1a0d36 #0c0619

Tints of light purple

#beaaea #c4b2ec #cabaee #d0c1f0 #d6c9f2 #dcd1f4 #e2d9f6 #e8e1f8 #eee9fa #f4f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d2e8a2 Analogous#a2afe8 Analogous#dba2e8 Triadic#e8b8a2 Triadic#a2e8b8 Split complementary#e8dba2 Split complementary#afe8a2

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 21, 30, 0, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8a2e8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 30 0 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 32 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 #b8a2e8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8a2e8; }
.text { color: #b8a2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8a2e8; }

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 #b8a2e8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8a2e8 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 #b8a2e8 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 #b8a2e8 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

The figures for #b8a2e8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.