Medium purple

#8b7fcd

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 blue at 249 degrees. 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 #8b7fcd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b7fcd

RGB139, 127, 205

HSL249, 44%, 65%

HSV249, 38%, 80%

CMYK32%, 38%, 0%, 20%

Lab57.15, 22.3, -38.81

XYZ29.26, 25.08, 61.06

Decimal9142221

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#7769c5 #6454bc #5444ae #4a3b98 #3f3382 #352a6d #2a2257 #201a41 #15112c #0b0916

Tints of medium purple

#958bd1 #a096d6 #aaa2da #b5addf #bfb9e3 #cac4e8 #d4d0ec #dedbf1 #e9e7f5 #f3f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c1cd7f Analogous#7f9acd Analogous#b27fcd Triadic#cd8b7f Triadic#7fcd8b Split complementary#cdb27f Split complementary#9acd7f

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 32, 38, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b7fcd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 38 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 39 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 #8b7fcd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b7fcd; }
.text { color: #8b7fcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7fcd; }

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 #8b7fcd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b7fcd 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 #8b7fcd 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 #8b7fcd 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 #8b7fcd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.