Medium purple

#ae87f5

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 purple at 261 degrees. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Medium purple color values

Every conversion for #ae87f5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae87f5

RGB174, 135, 245

HSL261, 85%, 75%

HSV261, 45%, 96%

CMYK29%, 45%, 0%, 4%

Lab64.1, 37.41, -49.94

XYZ42.6, 32.92, 90.49

Decimal11438069

Web safe#9999ff

Pantone2715 C

Shades of medium purple

#9867f2 #8246f0 #6d26ed #5b12de #4d10be #400d9d #330a7d #26085d #19053c #0c021c

Tints of medium purple

#b591f6 #bc9cf7 #c3a6f8 #cab0f8 #d1bbf9 #d8c5fa #dfcffb #e6dafc #ede4fd #f4effe

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#cef587 Analogous#8797f5 Analogous#e587f5 Triadic#f5ae87 Triadic#87f5ae Split complementary#f5e587 Split complementary#97f587

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 29, 45, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae87f5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 45 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 45 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 #ae87f5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae87f5; }
.text { color: #ae87f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae87f5; }

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 #ae87f5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae87f5 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 #ae87f5 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 #ae87f5 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.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ae87f5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.