Medium purple

#877bcb

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 confident. 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 #877bcb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#877bcb

RGB135, 123, 203

HSL249, 43%, 64%

HSV249, 39%, 80%

CMYK33%, 39%, 0%, 20%

Lab55.71, 23.0, -39.95

XYZ27.85, 23.63, 59.59

Decimal8879051

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#7466c3 #6051ba #5343aa #483b95 #3e3280 #342a6b #292256 #1f1940 #15112b #0b0916

Tints of medium purple

#9287d0 #9d93d4 #a89fd9 #b2abde #bdb7e2 #c8c3e7 #d3ceec #dedaf1 #e9e6f5 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#bfcb7b Analogous#7b97cb Analogous#af7bcb Triadic#cb877b Triadic#7bcb87 Split complementary#cbaf7b Split complementary#97cb7b

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 39, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #877bcb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 39 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 40 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 #877bcb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #877bcb; }
.text { color: #877bcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #877bcb; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #877bcb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #877bcb 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 #877bcb 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 #877bcb 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 #877bcb are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.