Medium purple

#8d8dbf

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

Medium purple is a mid blue that reads confident. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8d8dbf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8d8dbf

RGB141, 141, 191

HSL240, 28%, 65%

HSV240, 26%, 75%

CMYK26%, 26%, 0%, 25%

Lab60.31, 11.16, -25.96

XYZ29.91, 28.47, 53.21

Decimal9276863

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone659 C

Shades of medium purple

#7a7ab4 #6666a9 #57579b #4c4c87 #414174 #363661 #2c2c4e #21213a #161627 #0b0b14

Tints of medium purple

#9797c5 #a2a2cb #acacd0 #b6b6d6 #c0c0dc #cbcbe2 #d5d5e7 #dfdfed #e9e9f3 #f4f4f9

Colors that go with medium purple

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Medium purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 26, 26, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8d8dbf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

26 26 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

28 28 4 31

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

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 #8d8dbf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8d8dbf; }
.text { color: #8d8dbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8dbf; }

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 #8d8dbf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8d8dbf 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 #8d8dbf 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 #8d8dbf 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

Every value on this page for #8d8dbf is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.