Medium purple

#8476dc

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

This is Medium purple, a strong blue at 248 degrees. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8476dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8476dc
RGB132, 118, 220
HSL248, 59%, 66%
HSV248, 46%, 86%
CMYK40%, 46%, 0%, 14%
Lab55.1, 29.79, -50.54
XYZ28.91, 23.03, 70.63
Decimal8681180
Web safe#9966cc
Pantone2715 C
Pantone2715 CHex#8476dcRgb132 118 220Cmyk40 46 0 14Lab55 30 -51Darker#38289bDeep#513dcdLighter#b9b2e8

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 40, 46, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8476dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
40 46 0 14
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
41 46 4 20
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 #8476dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8476dc; }
.text { color: #8476dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8476dc; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8476dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.75:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.61:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8476dc 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 #8476dc 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 #8476dc 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

The figures for #8476dc come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.