Light purple

#bdb4cb

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. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Light purple color values

Every conversion for #bdb4cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bdb4cb

RGB189, 180, 203

HSL263, 18%, 75%

HSV263, 11%, 80%

CMYK7%, 11%, 0%, 20%

Lab74.68, 7.54, -10.47

XYZ48.09, 47.77, 63.19

Decimal12432587

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone665 C

Shades of light purple

#ab9fbd #988aae #8676a0 #74638f #63557a #524665 #413851 #31293c #201b27 #0f0d12

Tints of light purple

#c3bacf #c8c1d4 #cec7d8 #d4cedd #d9d4e1 #dfdbe6 #e5e1ea #eae8ef #f0eef3 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c2cbb4 Analogous#b4b7cb Analogous#c9b4cb Triadic#cbbdb4 Triadic#b4cbbd Split complementary#cbc9b4 Split complementary#b7cbb4

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 11, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bdb4cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 11 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 14 4 26

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 #bdb4cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bdb4cb; }
.text { color: #bdb4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb4cb; }

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 #bdb4cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bdb4cb 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 #bdb4cb 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 #bdb4cb 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 #bdb4cb 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.