Medium purple

#b186d5

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 273 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #b186d5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b186d5

RGB177, 134, 213

HSL273, 48%, 68%

HSV273, 37%, 84%

CMYK17%, 37%, 0%, 16%

Lab62.68, 31.36, -34.41

XYZ38.67, 31.2, 66.94

Decimal11634389

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of medium purple

#a26fcd #9357c5 #8341bb #7339a4 #62318c #522875 #41205d #311846 #20102e #100817

Tints of medium purple

#b891d9 #bf9cdc #c6a6e0 #cdb1e4 #d4bce8 #dbc7eb #e2d1ef #e9dcf3 #f0e7f7 #f6f2fa

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#aad586 Analogous#8986d5 Analogous#d586d2 Triadic#d5b186 Triadic#86d5b1 Split complementary#d2d586 Split complementary#86d589

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 37, 0, 16.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b186d5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 37 0 16

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 38 4 22

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 #b186d5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b186d5; }
.text { color: #b186d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b186d5; }

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 #b186d5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b186d5 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 #b186d5 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 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 #b186d5 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

Here is how the numbers for #b186d5 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.