Light purple

#bbb5c2

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

Light purple falls in the purple range, light and grey. 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 #bbb5c2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbb5c2

RGB187, 181, 194

HSL268, 10%, 74%

HSV268, 7%, 76%

CMYK4%, 7%, 0%, 24%

Lab74.51, 4.56, -5.83

XYZ46.75, 47.51, 57.74

Decimal12301762

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of light purple

#aaa2b2 #988fa3 #877c93 #766b82 #655c6f #544c5c #423d49 #312d37 #201d24 #0f0e11

Tints of light purple

#c1bbc7 #c7c2cd #cdc8d2 #d3cfd7 #d9d5dc #dedce2 #e4e2e7 #eae8ec #f0eff2 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#bcc2b5 Analogous#b5b6c2 Analogous#c2b5c2 Triadic#c2bbb5 Triadic#b5c2bb Split complementary#c2c2b5 Split complementary#b6c2b5

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 4, 7, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbb5c2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 7 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 10 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 #bbb5c2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbb5c2; }
.text { color: #bbb5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb5c2; }

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 #bbb5c2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbb5c2 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 #bbb5c2 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 #bbb5c2 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

Every value on this page for #bbb5c2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.