Medium purple

#aa89ce

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

This is Medium purple, a soft purple at 269 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #aa89ce, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aa89ce
RGB170, 137, 206
HSL269, 41%, 67%
HSV269, 33%, 81%
CMYK17%, 33%, 0%, 19%
Lab62.42, 25.97, -30.94
XYZ36.66, 30.89, 62.42
Decimal11176398
Web safe#9999cc
Pantone2645 C
Pantone2645 CHex#aa89ceRgb170 137 206Cmyk17 33 0 19Lab62 26 -31Darker#623b8dDeep#8657b9Lighter#cebde1

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 33, 0, 19.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aa89ce on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
17 33 0 19
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
20 34 4 25
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 #aa89ce straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aa89ce; }
.text { color: #aa89ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa89ce; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aa89ce against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.93:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
7.18:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aa89ce 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 #aa89ce 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 #aa89ce 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 #aa89ce is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.