Medium purple

#a06ecd

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 purple at 272 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #a06ecd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a06ecd
RGB160, 110, 205
HSL272, 49%, 62%
HSV272, 46%, 80%
CMYK22%, 46%, 0%, 20%
Lab55.11, 38.02, -41.88
XYZ31.09, 23.03, 60.56
Decimal10514125
Web safe#9966cc
Pantone2655 C
Pantone2655 CHex#a06ecdRgb160 110 205Cmyk22 46 0 20Lab55 38 -42Darker#582c80Deep#7d3eb5Lighter#c3a6dc

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 22, 46, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a06ecd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 46 0 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 46 4 26
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 #a06ecd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a06ecd; }
.text { color: #a06ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a06ecd; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a06ecd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.75:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
5.61:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a06ecd 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 #a06ecd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #a06ecd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #a06ecd 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.