Medium purple

#bb78fa

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 271 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 #bb78fa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb78fa

RGB187, 120, 250

HSL271, 93%, 73%

HSV271, 52%, 98%

CMYK25%, 52%, 0%, 2%

Lab62.42, 50.12, -55.27

XYZ44.47, 30.9, 94.06

Decimal12286202

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2655 C

Shades of medium purple

#ab57f9 #9a37f8 #8a16f6 #7808e2 #6707c1 #5606a0 #440580 #33045f #21023e #10011e

Tints of medium purple

#c184fa #c790fb #cd9bfb #d3a7fc #d9b3fc #dfbffd #e5cafd #ead6fd #f0e2fe #f6eefe

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#b7fa78 Analogous#7a78fa Analogous#fa78f8 Triadic#fabb78 Triadic#78fabb Split complementary#f8fa78 Split complementary#78fa7a

Medium purple in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 25, 52, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb78fa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

25 52 0 2

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

27 52 4 8

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 #bb78fa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb78fa; }
.text { color: #bb78fa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb78fa; }

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 #bb78fa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb78fa 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 #bb78fa 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 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 #bb78fa 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 #bb78fa are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.