Medium purple

#ac8dff

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

This is Medium purple, a vivid purple at 256 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #ac8dff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ac8dff

RGB172, 141, 255

HSL256, 100%, 78%

HSV256, 45%, 100%

CMYK33%, 45%, 0%, 0%

Lab65.78, 36.0, -52.77

XYZ44.59, 35.04, 99.02

Decimal11308543

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#9168ff #7744ff #5c1fff #4400fa #3a00d5 #3000b1 #26008c #1c0068 #120043 #08001f

Tints of medium purple

#b397ff #baa0ff #c1aaff #c8b3ff #cfbdff #d6c7ff #ddd0ff #e4daff #ebe4ff #f2edff

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#e0ff8d Analogous#8da7ff Analogous#e58dff Triadic#ffac8d Triadic#8dffac Split complementary#ffe58d Split complementary#a7ff8d

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 33, 45, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ac8dff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 45 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 45 4 6

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 #ac8dff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ac8dff; }
.text { color: #ac8dff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac8dff; }

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 #ac8dff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ac8dff 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 #ac8dff 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 #ac8dff 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

The figures for #ac8dff 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 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.