Medium purple

#9283ca

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 253 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 #9283ca, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9283ca

RGB146, 131, 202

HSL253, 40%, 65%

HSV253, 35%, 79%

CMYK28%, 35%, 0%, 21%

Lab58.61, 21.21, -34.78

XYZ30.63, 26.61, 59.4

Decimal9601994

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#7f6ec1 #6d59b8 #5d49aa #513f95 #46367f #3a2d6a #2f2455 #231b40 #17122b #0c0915

Tints of medium purple

#9c8ecf #a699d4 #afa4d8 #b9b0dd #c3bbe2 #cdc6e7 #d7d1eb #e0dcf0 #eae7f5 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#bbca83 Analogous#8397ca Analogous#b583ca Triadic#ca9283 Triadic#83ca92 Split complementary#cab583 Split complementary#98ca83

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 35, 0, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9283ca on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 35 0 21

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 36 4 27

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 #9283ca straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9283ca; }
.text { color: #9283ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9283ca; }

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 #9283ca against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9283ca 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 #9283ca 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 #9283ca 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

Every value on this page for #9283ca is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.