Light purple color: code #B19CD9
Light purple
#B19CD9
Color codes
- HEX
#B19CD9 - RGB
rgb(177, 156, 217) - HSL
hsl(261, 45%, 73%) - HSV
hsv(261, 28%, 85%) - CMYK
cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%) - LAB
lab(68.1% 19.9 -28.2) - OKLCH
oklch(73.3% 0.09 300)
About the color Light purple
Light purple has the HEX code #B19CD9, which corresponds to rgb(177, 156, 217) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 261°, with 45% saturation and 73% lightness (hsl(261, 45%, 73%)).
Because of its hue it reads as a cool color: it tends to feel calm and distant, and it visually “recedes” in a composition.
As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 8.62:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 2.43:1 for white.
For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.
Lighter tints
Darker shades
Color combinations with Light purple
Complementary
#B19CD9 · #C3D99B
Analogous
#9BA4D9 · #B19CD9 · #D09BD9
Triadic
#B19CD9 · #D9B19B · #9BD9B1
Tetradic
#B19CD9 · #D99BA4 · #C3D99B · #9BD9D0
Split-complementary
#B19CD9 · #D9D09B · #A4D99B
Monochromatic
#6A43B1 · #9476CB · #B19CD9 · #DCD3EE · #FFFFFF
Light purple with white and black text
How to use it in CSS
:root {
--color-light-purple: #B19CD9;
--color-light-purple-rgb: 177, 156, 217;
}
.elemento {
background-color: var(--color-light-purple);
color: #000000;
}