Medium purple

#b48fff

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 260 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 #b48fff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b48fff
RGB180, 143, 255
HSL260, 100%, 78%
HSV260, 44%, 100%
CMYK29%, 44%, 0%, 0%
Lab66.95, 36.98, -50.87
XYZ46.69, 36.57, 99.21
Decimal11833343
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone2645 C
Pantone2645 CHex#b48fffRgb180 143 255Cmyk29 44 0 0Lab67 37 -51Darker#5400ffDeep#8448ffLighter#e5d8fd

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 29, 44, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b48fff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
29 44 0 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
31 44 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 #b48fff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b48fff; }
.text { color: #b48fff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b48fff; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b48fff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.53:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.31:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b48fff 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 #b48fff 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 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 #b48fff 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 #b48fff is computed, not guessed. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.