Medium purple

#8b8aee

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

Medium purple sits in the blue band, light and strong. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8b8aee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8b8aee

RGB139, 138, 238

HSL241, 75%, 74%

HSV241, 42%, 93%

CMYK42%, 42%, 0%, 7%

Lab61.52, 24.84, -50.36

XYZ35.17, 29.84, 84.79

Decimal9145070

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone659 C

Shades of medium purple

#6d6cea #4f4ee5 #3130e1 #201ed0 #1b1ab2 #171593 #121175 #0d0d57 #090839 #04041b

Tints of medium purple

#9594ef #9f9ef1 #a9a8f2 #b3b3f4 #bdbdf5 #c7c7f7 #d1d1f8 #dbdbfa #e5e5fb #f0effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#edee8a Analogous#8abbee Analogous#bd8aee Triadic#ee8b8a Triadic#8aee8b Split complementary#eebd8a Split complementary#bbee8a

Medium purple in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 42, 42, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8b8aee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 42 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 43 4 13

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #8b8aee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8b8aee; }
.text { color: #8b8aee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8aee; }

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 #8b8aee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8b8aee 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 #8b8aee 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 #8b8aee 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #8b8aee 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.