Medium purple

#b08bda

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 268 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #b08bda, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b08bda

RGB176, 139, 218

HSL268, 52%, 70%

HSV268, 36%, 85%

CMYK19%, 36%, 0%, 15%

Lab63.96, 29.37, -35.2

XYZ39.79, 32.76, 70.56

Decimal11570138

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of medium purple

#9f72d2 #8e5aca #7d41c2 #6e37ac #5e2f93 #4e277a #3e1f61 #2e1749 #1f0f30 #0f0717

Tints of medium purple

#b795dd #be9fe1 #c5aae4 #ccb4e7 #d3beea #dac8ee #e1d3f1 #e8ddf4 #efe7f7 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#b5da8b Analogous#8b8dda Analogous#d88bda Triadic#dab08b Triadic#8bdab0 Split complementary#dad88b Split complementary#8dda8b

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 36, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b08bda on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 36 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 37 4 21

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 #b08bda straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b08bda; }
.text { color: #b08bda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b08bda; }

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 #b08bda against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b08bda 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 #b08bda 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 #b08bda 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 #b08bda is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.