Medium purple

#8a85ee

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 blue at 243 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8a85ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a85ee

RGB138, 133, 238

HSL243, 76%, 73%

HSV243, 44%, 93%

CMYK42%, 44%, 0%, 7%

Lab60.2, 27.51, -52.44

XYZ34.3, 28.35, 84.55

Decimal9078254

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#6d67ea #5149e6 #342be2 #251dce #2019b0 #1a1492 #151074 #100c57 #0a0839 #05041b

Tints of medium purple

#9490ef #9e9af1 #a9a5f2 #b3b0f4 #bdbaf5 #c7c5f7 #d1cff8 #dcdafa #e6e5fb #f0effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#e9ee85 Analogous#85b4ee Analogous#bf85ee Triadic#ee8a85 Triadic#85ee8a Split complementary#eebe85 Split complementary#b5ee85

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 42, 44, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a85ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

42 44 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

43 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Medium purple in css

Copy #8a85ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a85ee; }
.text { color: #8a85ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a85ee; }

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 #8a85ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a85ee 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 #8a85ee 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 #8a85ee 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 #8a85ee are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.