Medium purple

#a296f1

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 248 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 #a296f1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a296f1
RGB162, 150, 241
HSL248, 76%, 77%
HSV248, 38%, 95%
CMYK33%, 38%, 0%, 5%
Lab66.4, 24.7, -44.18
XYZ41.68, 35.84, 87.94
Decimal10655473
Web safe#9999ff
Pantone2716 C
Pantone2716 CHex#a296f1Rgb162 150 241Cmyk33 38 0 5Lab66 25 -44Darker#361ddbDeep#6a57e9Lighter#dbd7f8

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

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 33, 38, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a296f1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
33 38 0 5
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
34 39 4 11
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #a296f1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a296f1; }
.text { color: #a296f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a296f1; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a296f1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.57:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
8.17:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a296f1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a296f1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a296f1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #a296f1 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.