Medium purple

#8469b7

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 261 degrees. 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 #8469b7, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8469b7
RGB132, 105, 183
HSL261, 35%, 56%
HSV261, 43%, 72%
CMYK28%, 43%, 0%, 28%
Lab50.01, 27.57, -37.49
XYZ23.11, 18.43, 47.14
Decimal8677815
Web safe#9966cc
Pantone814 C
Pantone814 CHex#8469b7Rgb132 105 183Cmyk28 43 0 28Lab50 28 -37Darker#412f62Deep#614692Lighter#ac9ccc

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 43, 0, 28.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8469b7 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 43 0 28
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 44 4 34
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 #8469b7 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8469b7; }
.text { color: #8469b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8469b7; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8469b7 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.48:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.69:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8469b7 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 #8469b7 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 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 #8469b7 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 #8469b7 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.