Medium purple

#a587df

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

Medium purple falls in the purple range, light and strong. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #a587df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a587df
RGB165, 135, 223
HSL260, 58%, 70%
HSV260, 39%, 87%
CMYK26%, 39%, 0%, 13%
Lab62.22, 29.59, -40.79
XYZ37.5, 30.65, 73.75
Decimal10848223
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2715 C
Pantone2715 CHex#a587dfRgb165 135 223Cmyk26 39 0 13Lab62 30 -41Darker#582daaDeep#7b4fd0Lighter#d0c2ec

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a587df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 39 0 13
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 40 4 19
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #a587df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a587df; }
.text { color: #a587df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a587df; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a587df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.94:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.13:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a587df 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 #a587df 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 #a587df 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 #a587df 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 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.