Light purple

#c2b7d6

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

This is Light purple, a muted purple at 261 degrees. 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 #c2b7d6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2b7d6
RGB194, 183, 214
HSL261, 27%, 78%
HSV261, 14%, 84%
CMYK9%, 14%, 0%, 16%
Lab76.19, 9.79, -14.16
XYZ51.32, 50.19, 70.6
Decimal12761046
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone270 C
Pantone270 CHex#c2b7d6Rgb194 183 214Cmyk9 14 0 16Lab76 10 -14Darker#755ca2Deep#9b8abcLighter#e9e5ef

Shades of light purple

Tints of light purple

Colors that go with light purple

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 9, 14, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2b7d6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
9 14 0 16
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
12 17 4 22
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 #c2b7d6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2b7d6; }
.text { color: #c2b7d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b7d6; }

How light purple looks on light and dark

Light purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c2b7d6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.90:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
11.04:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2b7d6 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 #c2b7d6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #c2b7d6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c2b7d6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.