Medium purple

#8f65e4

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

Medium purple is a mid purple with a balanced cast. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #8f65e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8f65e4

RGB143, 101, 228

HSL260, 70%, 65%

HSV260, 56%, 89%

CMYK37%, 56%, 0%, 11%

Lab52.67, 44.37, -58.87

XYZ29.98, 20.75, 75.82

Decimal9397732

Web safe#9966cc

Pantone814 C

Shades of medium purple

#7d4ce0 #6a32db #5b24cc #501fb2 #451b99 #391680 #2e1266 #220d4d #170933 #0c051a

Tints of medium purple

#9973e6 #a381e9 #ad8feb #b79dee #c1aaf0 #ccb8f3 #d6c6f5 #e0d4f7 #eae2fa #f4f0fc

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#bae465 Analogous#657ae4 Analogous#cf65e4 Triadic#e48f65 Triadic#65e48f Split complementary#e4cf65 Split complementary#7ae465

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 37, 56, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8f65e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 56 0 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 56 4 17

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 #8f65e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8f65e4; }
.text { color: #8f65e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f65e4; }

How medium purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Medium purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #8f65e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8f65e4 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 #8f65e4 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 #8f65e4 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

The figures for #8f65e4 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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.