Medium purple

#7e72cb

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

Medium purple is a mid blue that reads grounded. 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 #7e72cb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#7e72cb

RGB126, 114, 203

HSL248, 46%, 62%

HSV248, 44%, 80%

CMYK38%, 44%, 0%, 20%

Lab52.71, 25.9, -44.75

XYZ25.4, 20.78, 59.17

Decimal8286923

Web safe#6666cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#6b5dc3 #5848bc #4d3ea9 #433794 #3a2f7f #30276a #271f55 #1d1840 #14102b #0a0816

Tints of medium purple

#8a7fd0 #958cd4 #a198d9 #ada5de #b9b2e3 #c4bfe7 #d0ccec #dcd8f1 #e7e5f5 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#bfcb72 Analogous#7293cb Analogous#ab72cb Triadic#cb7e72 Triadic#72cb7e Split complementary#cbab72 Split complementary#93cb72

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 38, 44, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #7e72cb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 44 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 44 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #7e72cb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #7e72cb; }
.text { color: #7e72cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e72cb; }

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 #7e72cb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #7e72cb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #7e72cb 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #7e72cb 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

Here is how the numbers for #7e72cb are worked out. 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.