Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.43:1 — vs black: 8.63:1

Color values

  • HEX #B19CD9
  • RGB rgb(177, 156, 217)
  • HSL hsl(260, 44%, 73%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 18, 28, 0, 15 )
  • Websafe #9999CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B19CD9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#C4D99C
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#9CA6D9
#D09CD9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#D9B19C
#9CD9B1
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#D9D09C
#A6D99C
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#D99CA6
#C4D99C
#9CD9D0
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Light Pastel Purple
#B19CD9 Base
#5F3D9F
#8565C4
#9A7FCE
#C8B9E4
#DDD3EE
#F0EDF8
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Pastel Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0712
#291A45
#472E77
#6541A9
#896AC6
Light Pastel Purple #B19CD9 Base
#BEACDF
#CABCE5
#D7CCEC
#E4DCF2
#F0EDF8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #B19CD9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #B19CD9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #B19CD9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #B19CD9;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #B19CD9,
        #C4D99C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #B19CD9,
        #C4D99C
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$light-pastel-purple: #B19CD9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-pastel-purple-r: 177;
$light-pastel-purple-g: 156;
$light-pastel-purple-b: 217;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $light-pastel-purple;
    color: rgba($light-pastel-purple-r, $light-pastel-purple-g, $light-pastel-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Light Pastel Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #B19CD9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #A2A2D9 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9E9ED9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A8A5A5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A6A6A6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Light Pastel Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Pastel Purple #B19CD9 Base
Lenurple #BA93D8 ΔE 4.10
Bright Lavender #BF94E4 ΔE 5.00
Wisteria #C9A0DC ΔE 5.55
Blue Bell #A2A2D0 ΔE 5.71

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.