Medium purple

#ab86f0

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 261 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 #ab86f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab86f0

RGB171, 134, 240

HSL261, 78%, 73%

HSV261, 44%, 94%

CMYK29%, 44%, 0%, 6%

Lab63.34, 35.95, -48.4

XYZ41.05, 32.0, 86.45

Decimal11241200

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#9667ec #8149e8 #6b2ae5 #5a1ad3 #4d16b4 #401395 #330f77 #260b58 #19073a #0c031b

Tints of medium purple

#b291f1 #ba9bf3 #c1a6f4 #c8b0f5 #cfbbf7 #d7c5f8 #ded0f9 #e5dafa #ede5fc #f4effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#cbf086 Analogous#8696f0 Analogous#e086f0 Triadic#f0ab86 Triadic#86f0ab Split complementary#f0e086 Split complementary#96f086

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 29, 44, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab86f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 44 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 44 4 12

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #ab86f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab86f0; }
.text { color: #ab86f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab86f0; }

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 #ab86f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab86f0 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 #ab86f0 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 #ab86f0 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #ab86f0 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.