Light purple

#cdb2ec

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 #cdb2ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdb2ec

RGB205, 178, 236

HSL268, 60%, 81%

HSV268, 25%, 93%

CMYK13%, 25%, 0%, 7%

Lab76.6, 20.6, -25.36

XYZ56.24, 50.88, 86.21

Decimal13480684

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone264 C

Shades of light purple

#b993e4 #a574dd #9156d5 #7d37ce #6b2cb2 #582494 #461d75 #331556 #210e37 #0f0619

Tints of light purple

#d1b8ee #d5bfef #d9c5f1 #ddcbf2 #e1d1f4 #e5d8f5 #e9def7 #eee4f8 #f2eafa #f6f1fb

Colors that go with light purple

Complementary#d1ecb2 Analogous#b2b4ec Analogous#eab2ec Triadic#eccdb2 Triadic#b2eccd Split complementary#eceab2 Split complementary#b4ecb2

Light purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 25, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdb2ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 25 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 27 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 #cdb2ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdb2ec; }
.text { color: #cdb2ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb2ec; }

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 #cdb2ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdb2ec 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 #cdb2ec 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 #cdb2ec 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 #cdb2ec are worked out. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.