Medium purple

#b288df

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 269 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 #b288df, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b288df

RGB178, 136, 223

HSL269, 58%, 70%

HSV269, 39%, 87%

CMYK20%, 39%, 0%, 13%

Lab63.67, 32.78, -38.42

XYZ40.48, 32.4, 73.93

Decimal11700447

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2645 C

Shades of medium purple

#a16ed8 #9154d1 #803aca #7030b3 #5f299a #4f2280 #3f1b66 #2f144c #1f0d32 #0f0618

Tints of medium purple

#b992e2 #c09de5 #c6a7e7 #cdb2ea #d4bced #dbc7f0 #e2d1f3 #e8dcf6 #efe6f8 #f6f1fb

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#b5df88 Analogous#888adf Analogous#dd88df Triadic#dfb288 Triadic#88dfb2 Split complementary#dfdd88 Split complementary#8adf88

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 20, 39, 0, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b288df on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

20 39 0 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

22 40 4 19

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 #b288df straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b288df; }
.text { color: #b288df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b288df; }

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 #b288df against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b288df 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 #b288df 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 #b288df 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 #b288df come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.