Purple

#9c8aba

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

This is Purple, a muted purple at 262 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #9c8aba, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9c8aba

RGB156, 138, 186

HSL263, 26%, 64%

HSV263, 26%, 73%

CMYK16%, 26%, 0%, 27%

Lab60.6, 16.45, -22.59

XYZ31.66, 28.79, 50.34

Decimal10259130

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone271 C

Shades of purple

#8c78af #7d65a4 #6e5894 #614d82 #534270 #45375d #372c4b #2a2138 #1c1626 #0e0b13

Tints of purple

#a595c0 #ae9fc6 #b7aacd #c0b4d3 #c9bfd9 #d2c9df #dbd4e6 #e4dfec #ede9f2 #f5f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#a8ba8a Analogous#8a90ba Analogous#b48aba Triadic#ba9c8a Triadic#8aba9c Split complementary#bab48a Split complementary#90ba8a

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 16, 26, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9c8aba on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 26 0 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 28 4 33

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.

Purple in css

Copy #9c8aba straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9c8aba; }
.text { color: #9c8aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8aba; }

How purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9c8aba against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9c8aba against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #9c8aba sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around 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 purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #9c8aba 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 purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #9c8aba come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.