Medium purple

#9986dc

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 #9986dc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9986dc

RGB153, 134, 220

HSL253, 55%, 69%

HSV253, 39%, 86%

CMYK30%, 39%, 0%, 14%

Lab60.77, 26.03, -41.46

XYZ34.58, 28.99, 71.48

Decimal10061532

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#846dd5 #6f54cd #5a3bc6 #4e32ae #432b95 #37247c #2c1d63 #21154a #160e31 #0b0718

Tints of medium purple

#a291df #ab9be2 #b4a6e5 #bdb1e8 #c6bceb #cfc6ef #d8d1f2 #e1dcf5 #eae6f8 #f3f1fb

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c9dc86 Analogous#869edc Analogous#c486dc Triadic#dc9986 Triadic#86dc99 Split complementary#dcc486 Split complementary#9edc86

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 30, 39, 0, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9986dc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

30 39 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

32 40 4 20

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 #9986dc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9986dc; }
.text { color: #9986dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9986dc; }

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 #9986dc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9986dc 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 #9986dc 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 #9986dc 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 #9986dc 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.