Medium purple

#bb73ff

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 271 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 #bb73ff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb73ff

RGB187, 115, 255

HSL271, 100%, 73%

HSV271, 55%, 100%

CMYK27%, 55%, 0%, 0%

Lab61.69, 53.87, -59.18

XYZ44.67, 30.05, 98.05

Decimal12284927

Web safe#cc66ff

Pantone2655 C

Shades of medium purple

#ab51ff #9a2fff #8a0dff #7800ea #6700c8 #5600a6 #440084 #330062 #210041 #10001f

Tints of medium purple

#c17fff #c78bff #cd98ff #d3a4ff #d9b0ff #dfbcff #e5c9ff #ead5ff #f0e1ff #f6edff

Colors that go with medium purple

Complementary#b7ff73 Analogous#7573ff Analogous#ff73fd Triadic#ffbb73 Triadic#73ffbb Split complementary#fdff73 Split complementary#73ff75

Medium purple in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 27, 55, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb73ff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 55 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 55 4 6

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 #bb73ff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb73ff; }
.text { color: #bb73ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb73ff; }

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 #bb73ff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb73ff 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 #bb73ff 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 #bb73ff 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 #bb73ff is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.