Medium purple

#bc8ef0

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 268 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 #bc8ef0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc8ef0

RGB188, 142, 240

HSL268, 77%, 75%

HSV268, 41%, 94%

CMYK22%, 41%, 0%, 6%

Lab66.77, 36.19, -42.89

XYZ46.14, 36.33, 87.02

Decimal12357360

Web safe#cc99ff

Pantone2645 C

Shades of medium purple

#aa6fec #9750e8 #8531e4 #731cd5 #6218b6 #521497 #411078 #300c59 #1f083a #0f041b

Tints of medium purple

#c298f1 #c8a1f3 #cdabf4 #d3b5f5 #d9bff6 #dfc8f8 #e4d2f9 #eadcfa #f0e6fc #f6effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#c2f08e Analogous#8e91f0 Analogous#ed8ef0 Triadic#f0bc8e Triadic#8ef0bc Split complementary#f0ed8e Split complementary#91f08e

Medium purple in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 22, 41, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc8ef0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 41 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 42 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 #bc8ef0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc8ef0; }
.text { color: #bc8ef0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8ef0; }

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 #bc8ef0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc8ef0 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 #bc8ef0 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 #bc8ef0 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 #bc8ef0 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 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.