Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9)

The hex code for Light Pastel Purple is #B19CD9. It is rgb(177, 156, 217) in RGB, hsl(261, 45%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#B19CD9

RGBrgb(177, 156, 217)

HSLhsl(261, 45%, 73%)

HSVhsv(261, 28%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.089 300)

LABlab(67.89% 17.13 -28.35)

LCHlch(67.89% 33.12 301.14)

Colors Closest to Light Pastel Purple

Light Pastel Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 8.2 Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 8.77 Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 9.1 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 10.83 African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.99 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.28

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#B19CD9 Channel Values

How Light Pastel Purple breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 177 · G 156 · B 217	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 261° · S 45% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 261° · S 28% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Light Pastel Purple background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.43:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Light Pastel Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Light Pastel Purple; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Light Pastel Purple

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Light Pastel Purple Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B19CD9

Protanopia#A0A0D9

Protanomaly#A79ED9

Deuteranopia#A3A3D9

Deuteranomaly#A9A0D9

Tritanopia#A8A5A5

Tritanomaly#ACA2BC

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #B19CD9 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--light-pastel-purple: #B19CD9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B19CD9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'light-pastel-purple': '#B19CD9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.612, blue: 0.851)

Android XML<color name="light_pastel_purple">#B19CD9</color>

SVG fillfill="#B19CD9"

More Purple Colors

Light Pastel Purple sits in the purplefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b284be af95e4 b57edc af00fa b666d2 ad46ff b66bdb ad34cb b80ce3 ab92b3 b957ff aa66ea c46dd9 d0a1e8 e5c2ff fdf8ff 2f0d68 4000ff 5218fa 660099 6f2da8 8601af 9810fa a020f0

#B19CD9 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Light Pastel Purple?

The hex code for Light Pastel Purple is #B19CD9. That is rgb(177, 156, 217) in RGB, hsl(261, 45%, 73%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #B19CD9?

#B19CD9 is rgb(177, 156, 217) — red 177, green 156, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B19CD9?

#B19CD9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 28%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B19CD9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B19CD9 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B19CD9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B19CD9 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.97, which is visibly different.

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