Light purple

#c8baeb

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 257 degrees. 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 #c8baeb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c8baeb

RGB200, 186, 235

HSL257, 55%, 83%

HSV257, 21%, 92%

CMYK15%, 21%, 0%, 8%

Lab78.11, 14.46, -22.57

XYZ56.37, 53.4, 85.93

Decimal13155051

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone270 C

Shades of light purple

#b09ce2 #987dd9 #805fd1 #6741c8 #5633af #472a91 #382173 #2a1854 #1b1036 #0c0718

Tints of light purple

#ccc0ed #d1c5ee #d5cbf0 #dad0f1 #ded6f3 #e2dbf5 #e7e1f6 #ebe6f8 #f0ecf9 #f4f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#ddebba Analogous#bac5eb Analogous#e0baeb Triadic#ebc8ba Triadic#baebc8 Split complementary#ebe1ba Split complementary#c5ebba

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 15, 21, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c8baeb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 21 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 23 4 14

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 #c8baeb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c8baeb; }
.text { color: #c8baeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8baeb; }

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 #c8baeb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c8baeb 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 #c8baeb 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 #c8baeb 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

Every value on this page for #c8baeb is computed, not guessed. 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.