Medium purple

#8f8ec6

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

Medium purple is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8f8ec6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8f8ec6

RGB143, 142, 198

HSL241, 33%, 67%

HSV241, 28%, 78%

CMYK28%, 28%, 0%, 22%

Lab61.01, 12.94, -28.81

XYZ31.19, 29.26, 57.43

Decimal9408198

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of medium purple

#7b79bc #6665b1 #5453a4 #4a4990 #3f3e7b #353467 #2a2952 #201f3d #151529 #0a0a14

Tints of medium purple

#9998cb #a3a2d0 #adacd5 #b7b6da #c1c1e0 #cbcbe5 #d5d5ea #dfdfef #e9e9f4 #f3f3f9

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c5c68e Analogous#8ea9c6 Analogous#ab8ec6 Triadic#c68f8e Triadic#8ec68f Split complementary#c6ab8e Split complementary#a9c68e

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 28, 0, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f8ec6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 28 0 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 30 4 28

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 #8f8ec6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f8ec6; }
.text { color: #8f8ec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8ec6; }

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 #8f8ec6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f8ec6 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 #8f8ec6 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 #8f8ec6 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 #8f8ec6 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.