Medium purple

#a897ea

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

Medium purple is a light blue that reads open. 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 #a897ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a897ea

RGB168, 151, 234

HSL252, 66%, 75%

HSV252, 35%, 92%

CMYK28%, 35%, 0%, 8%

Lab66.82, 24.04, -39.64

XYZ42.07, 36.4, 82.65

Decimal11048938

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of medium purple

#8f7ae4 #775cde #5e3fd8 #4a29ca #3f23ad #341d8f #2a1772 #1f1154 #140b37 #090519

Tints of medium purple

#afa0ec #b7a9ee #beb2ef #c6bbf1 #cdc4f3 #d5ccf5 #dcd5f7 #e4def8 #ebe7fa #f3f0fc

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#d9ea97 Analogous#97afea Analogous#d297ea Triadic#eaa897 Triadic#97eaa8 Split complementary#ead297 Split complementary#afea97

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 28, 35, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a897ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 35 0 8

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 36 4 14

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.

Medium purple in css

Copy #a897ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a897ea; }
.text { color: #a897ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a897ea; }

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 #a897ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a897ea 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 #a897ea 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 #a897ea 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 #a897ea is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.