Medium purple

#8b7cd0

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 #8b7cd0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b7cd0

RGB139, 124, 208

HSL251, 47%, 65%

HSV251, 40%, 82%

CMYK33%, 40%, 0%, 18%

Lab56.54, 24.85, -41.45

XYZ29.24, 24.46, 62.85

Decimal9141456

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#7766c8 #6450c0 #5440b2 #4a389c #3f3085 #35286f #2a2059 #201843 #15102d #0b0817

Tints of medium purple

#9588d4 #a094d8 #aa9fdd #b5abe1 #bfb7e5 #cac3e9 #d4cfee #dedaf2 #e9e6f6 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c1d07c Analogous#7c97d0 Analogous#b57cd0 Triadic#d08b7c Triadic#7cd08b Split complementary#d0b57c Split complementary#97d07c

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 33, 40, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b7cd0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 40 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 41 4 24

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 #8b7cd0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b7cd0; }
.text { color: #8b7cd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7cd0; }

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 #8b7cd0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b7cd0 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 #8b7cd0 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 #8b7cd0 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

The figures for #8b7cd0 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.