Medium purple

#a97ef8

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

Medium purple is a light purple with a soft cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #a97ef8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a97ef8

RGB169, 126, 248

HSL261, 90%, 73%

HSV261, 49%, 97%

CMYK32%, 49%, 0%, 3%

Lab61.77, 41.86, -55.32

XYZ40.77, 30.13, 92.47

Decimal11108088

Web safe#9966ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#935df6 #7e3df4 #681cf3 #570ce0 #4a0ac0 #3e099f #31077f #25055e #18033e #0b021d

Tints of medium purple

#b089f9 #b894f9 #bfa0fa #c7abfa #ceb6fb #d6c1fc #ddccfc #e5d8fd #ece3fd #f4eefe

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#cdf87e Analogous#7e90f8 Analogous#e67ef8 Triadic#f8a97e Triadic#7ef8a9 Split complementary#f8e67e Split complementary#90f87e

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 32, 49, 0, 3.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a97ef8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

32 49 0 3

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

33 49 4 9

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 #a97ef8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a97ef8; }
.text { color: #a97ef8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97ef8; }

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 #a97ef8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a97ef8 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 #a97ef8 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 #a97ef8 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 #a97ef8 is computed, not guessed. 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.