Light purple

#c5a0ee

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

This is Light purple, a strong purple at 268 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 #c5a0ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5a0ee

RGB197, 160, 238

HSL268, 70%, 78%

HSV268, 33%, 93%

CMYK17%, 33%, 0%, 7%

Lab71.68, 28.45, -34.08

XYZ51.03, 43.18, 86.53

Decimal12951790

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of light purple

#b281e8 #9f62e3 #8c43dd #7926d5 #6721b6 #561b97 #441577 #321058 #200a39 #0f051a

Tints of light purple

#caa8ef #cfb0f1 #d4b8f2 #d9c0f4 #ddc8f5 #e2d0f7 #e7d8f8 #ece0f9 #f1e8fb #f6f0fc

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#c9eea0 Analogous#a0a2ee Analogous#eca0ee Triadic#eec5a0 Triadic#a0eec5 Split complementary#eeeca0 Split complementary#a2eea0

Light purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 33, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5a0ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 33 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 34 4 13

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 #c5a0ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5a0ee; }
.text { color: #c5a0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5a0ee; }

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 #c5a0ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5a0ee 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 #c5a0ee 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 #c5a0ee 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 #c5a0ee 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.