Medium purple

#948ecd

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, mid and soft. 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 #948ecd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#948ecd

RGB148, 142, 205

HSL246, 39%, 68%

HSV246, 31%, 80%

CMYK28%, 31%, 0%, 20%

Lab61.7, 16.18, -31.65

XYZ32.91, 30.05, 61.82

Decimal9735885

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of medium purple

#7f78c3 #6a62ba #574daf #4c4499 #413a83 #36306d #2b2757 #201d41 #15132b #0b0915

Tints of medium purple

#9e98d1 #a7a2d6 #b1acda #bab6df #c4c0e3 #cdcae8 #d7d4ec #e0dff1 #eae9f5 #f3f3fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c7cd8e Analogous#8ea8cd Analogous#b38ecd Triadic#cd948e Triadic#8ecd94 Split complementary#cdb38e Split complementary#a8cd8e

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 31, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #948ecd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 31 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 33 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 #948ecd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #948ecd; }
.text { color: #948ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #948ecd; }

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 #948ecd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #948ecd 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 #948ecd 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 #948ecd 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

Every value on this page for #948ecd is computed, not guessed. 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.