Medium purple

#8a7eba

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium purple, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium purple, a soft blue at 252 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8a7eba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a7eba

RGB138, 126, 186

HSL252, 30%, 61%

HSV252, 32%, 73%

CMYK26%, 32%, 0%, 27%

Lab55.96, 17.73, -29.87

XYZ26.81, 23.87, 49.65

Decimal9076410

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone272 C

Shades of medium purple

#796cb0 #6959a6 #5d4f94 #524682 #463c70 #3b325d #2f284b #241e39 #181426 #0d0b14

Tints of medium purple

#958ac0 #9f95c7 #aaa1cd #b5add3 #bfb9d9 #cac4e0 #d5d0e6 #dfdcec #eae8f3 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#aeba7e Analogous#7e90ba Analogous#a87eba Triadic#ba8a7e Triadic#7eba8a Split complementary#baa87e Split complementary#90ba7e

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 32, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a7eba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 32 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 33 4 33

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.

Medium purple in css

Copy #8a7eba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a7eba; }
.text { color: #8a7eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7eba; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8a7eba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a7eba against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #8a7eba sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #8a7eba 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 medium purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #8a7eba are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.