Medium purple

#b697ef

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

Medium purple is a light purple with a relaxed cast. 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 #b697ef, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b697ef

RGB182, 151, 239

HSL261, 73%, 76%

HSV261, 37%, 94%

CMYK24%, 37%, 0%, 6%

Lab68.25, 29.25, -40.07

XYZ45.94, 38.31, 86.63

Decimal11966447

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of medium purple

#a078ea #8a59e5 #743ae1 #6021d5 #521cb6 #441797 #361278 #280e59 #1a093a #0c041b

Tints of medium purple

#bca0f0 #c2a9f2 #c9b2f3 #cfbaf4 #d5c3f6 #dbccf7 #e1d5f9 #e8defa #eee7fb #f4f0fd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#d0ef97 Analogous#97a4ef Analogous#e297ef Triadic#efb697 Triadic#97efb6 Split complementary#efe297 Split complementary#a4ef97

Medium purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 24, 37, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b697ef on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 37 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 38 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #b697ef straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b697ef; }
.text { color: #b697ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b697ef; }

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 #b697ef against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b697ef 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 #b697ef 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 #b697ef 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 #b697ef 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.