Medium purple

#a293ef

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 250 degrees. 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 #a293ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a293ef

RGB162, 147, 239

HSL250, 74%, 76%

HSV250, 38%, 94%

CMYK32%, 38%, 0%, 6%

Lab65.58, 25.9, -44.38

XYZ40.91, 34.78, 86.22

Decimal10654703

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of medium purple

#8774ea #6d55e6 #5236e1 #3d1fd4 #341bb5 #2b1696 #221278 #190d59 #11093a #08041b

Tints of medium purple

#aa9cf0 #b2a5f2 #baaff3 #c2b8f4 #cac1f6 #d2caf7 #dad4f9 #e2ddfa #eae6fb #f2effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#e0ef93 Analogous#93b2ef Analogous#d093ef Triadic#efa293 Triadic#93efa2 Split complementary#efd093 Split complementary#b2ef93

Medium purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 32, 38, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a293ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 38 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 39 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 #a293ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a293ef; }
.text { color: #a293ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a293ef; }

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 #a293ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a293ef 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 #a293ef 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 #a293ef 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 #a293ef is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.