Medium purple

#a597f5

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 blue at 249 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 #a597f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a597f5

RGB165, 151, 245

HSL249, 82%, 78%

HSV249, 38%, 96%

CMYK33%, 38%, 0%, 4%

Lab67.07, 25.97, -45.31

XYZ43.07, 36.73, 91.21

Decimal10852341

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2716 C

Shades of medium purple

#8876f2 #6b54ef #4e33eb #3516e4 #2d13c3 #2510a1 #1e0c80 #16095f #0e063d #06031c

Tints of medium purple

#ada0f6 #b4a9f7 #bcb1f8 #c3baf8 #cbc3f9 #d3ccfa #dad4fb #e2ddfc #e9e6fd #f1effd

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#e7f597 Analogous#97b8f5 Analogous#d497f5 Triadic#f5a597 Triadic#97f5a5 Split complementary#f5d497 Split complementary#b8f597

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 33, 38, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a597f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

33 38 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

34 39 4 10

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 #a597f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a597f5; }
.text { color: #a597f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a597f5; }

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 #a597f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a597f5 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 #a597f5 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 #a597f5 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 #a597f5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.