Medium purple

#bb71ff

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

Medium purple falls in the purple range, light and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #bb71ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb71ff

RGB187, 113, 255

HSL271, 100%, 72%

HSV271, 56%, 100%

CMYK27%, 56%, 0%, 0%

Lab61.3, 54.9, -59.81

XYZ44.45, 29.6, 97.98

Decimal12284415

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2655 C

Shades of medium purple

#ab4fff #9b2eff #8b0cff #7900e9 #6800c7 #5600a6 #450084 #330062 #220040 #10001f

Tints of medium purple

#c17dff #c78aff #cd96ff #d3a3ff #d9afff #dfbbff #e5c8ff #ebd4ff #f1e1ff #f6edff

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#b5ff71 Analogous#7471ff Analogous#ff71fc Triadic#ffbb71 Triadic#71ffbb Split complementary#fcff71 Split complementary#71ff74

Medium purple in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 27, 56, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb71ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 56 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 56 4 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #bb71ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb71ff; }
.text { color: #bb71ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb71ff; }

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 #bb71ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb71ff 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 #bb71ff 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 #bb71ff 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 #bb71ff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.