Medium purple

#a991e3

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 purple at 258 degrees. 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 #a991e3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a991e3
RGB169, 145, 227
HSL258, 59%, 73%
HSV258, 36%, 89%
CMYK26%, 36%, 0%, 11%
Lab65.15, 26.02, -38.4
XYZ40.35, 34.23, 77.15
Decimal11112931
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2645 C
Pantone2645 CHex#a991e3Rgb169 145 227Cmyk26 36 0 11Lab65 26 -38Darker#562fb7Deep#7d58d5Lighter#d6ccf0

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, 36, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a991e3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 36 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 37 4 17
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 #a991e3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a991e3; }
.text { color: #a991e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a991e3; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a991e3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.68:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.85:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a991e3 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 #a991e3 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 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 #a991e3 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

Every value on this page for #a991e3 is computed, not guessed. 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.