Light purple

#b8aec3

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 relaxed 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 #b8aec3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b8aec3

RGB184, 174, 195

HSL269, 15%, 72%

HSV269, 11%, 76%

CMYK6%, 11%, 0%, 24%

Lab72.5, 7.53, -9.4

XYZ44.75, 44.4, 57.84

Decimal12103363

Web safe#cc99cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of light purple

#a79bb5 #9687a6 #857498 #746386 #635573 #52475f #42384c #312a38 #201b25 #0f0d12

Tints of light purple

#beb5c8 #c4bccd #cbc3d3 #d1cad8 #d7d1dd #ddd8e2 #e3e0e8 #eae7ed #f0eef2 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#b9c3ae Analogous#aeafc3 Analogous#c2aec3 Triadic#c3b8ae Triadic#aec3b8 Split complementary#c3c3ae Split complementary#afc3ae

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 11, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b8aec3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 11 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 14 4 30

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 #b8aec3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b8aec3; }
.text { color: #b8aec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8aec3; }

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 #b8aec3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b8aec3 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 #b8aec3 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 #b8aec3 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b8aec3 are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.