Medium purple

#b883ec

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

Medium purple falls in the purple range, light and strong. 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 #b883ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b883ec
RGB184, 131, 236
HSL270, 73%, 72%
HSV270, 44%, 93%
CMYK22%, 44%, 0%, 7%
Lab63.74, 40.21, -45.48
XYZ43.02, 32.48, 83.36
Decimal12092396
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone2572 C
Pantone2572 CHex#b883ecRgb184 131 236Cmyk22 44 0 7Lab64 40 -45Darker#711ec2Deep#9545e3Lighter#dbc4f3

Shades of medium purple

Tints of medium purple

Colors that go with medium purple

Medium purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 22, 44, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b883ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
22 44 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
24 44 4 13
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 #b883ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b883ec; }
.text { color: #b883ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b883ec; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b883ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.80:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.50:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b883ec 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 #b883ec 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 #b883ec 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 #b883ec is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.