Medium purple

#9c8bcf

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

Medium purple is a mid purple with a confident cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #9c8bcf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c8bcf

RGB156, 139, 207

HSL255, 41%, 68%

HSV255, 33%, 81%

CMYK25%, 33%, 0%, 19%

Lab61.69, 20.79, -32.74

XYZ34.21, 30.04, 63.03

Decimal10259407

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of medium purple

#8975c6 #765ebd #644ab2 #57409b #4b3785 #3e2e6f #322559 #251b42 #19122c #0c0916

Tints of medium purple

#a595d3 #aea0d8 #b6aadc #bfb4e0 #c8bfe4 #d1c9e9 #dad3ed #e3def1 #ebe8f5 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#becf8b Analogous#8b9ccf Analogous#be8bcf Triadic#cf9c8b Triadic#8bcf9c Split complementary#cfbe8b Split complementary#9ccf8b

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 25, 33, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c8bcf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 33 0 19

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 34 4 25

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 #9c8bcf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c8bcf; }
.text { color: #9c8bcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8bcf; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

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Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9c8bcf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c8bcf 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 #9c8bcf 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 #9c8bcf 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

The figures for #9c8bcf come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.