Medium purple

#9e86ef

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

This is Medium purple, a strong blue at 254 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #9e86ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#9e86ef

RGB158, 134, 239

HSL254, 77%, 73%

HSV254, 44%, 94%

CMYK34%, 44%, 0%, 6%

Lab62.13, 32.25, -49.85

XYZ38.21, 30.55, 85.54

Decimal10389231

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#8668eb #6e4ae7 #552be3 #451cd0 #3b18b2 #311494 #271076 #1d0c58 #130839 #09041b

Tints of medium purple

#a691f0 #af9bf2 #b7a6f3 #c0b0f5 #c8bbf6 #d1c5f7 #d9d0f9 #e1dafa #eae5fc #f2effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#d7ef86 Analogous#86a2ef Analogous#d386ef Triadic#ef9e86 Triadic#86ef9e Split complementary#efd386 Split complementary#a3ef86

Medium purple in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 34, 44, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #9e86ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

34 44 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

35 44 4 12

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 #9e86ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #9e86ef; }
.text { color: #9e86ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e86ef; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #9e86ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #9e86ef 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 #9e86ef 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 #9e86ef 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 #9e86ef is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.