Colors

#9370DB

Medium Purple

Medium Purple is #9370DB. In CSS you can write it as the keyword mediumpurple. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#9370DB
RGB
rgb(147, 112, 219)
HSL
hsl(260,60%,65%)
HSV
hsv(260, 49%, 86%)
CMYK
cmyk(33,49,0,14)
OKLCH
oklch(62.7% 0.158 296.7)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#A98DE2

20% white

#BEA9E9

40% white

#D4C6F1

60% white

#E9E2F8

80% white

Shades

#765AAF

20% black

#584383

40% black

#3B2D58

60% black

#1D162C

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Medium Purple. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#9470DB

#B8DB70

#C5B7E1

#D3E1B7

#7359A6

Analogous

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#7082DB

#9470DB

#C970DB

#DB70B8

#78B5D3

Triadic

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#9470DB

#DB9470

#70DB94

#E1C5B7

#5CBC7C

Split Complementary

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#9470DB

#DBC970

#82DB70

#D4CBE7

#8CA659

Monochromatic

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#291452

#47248F

#6633CC

#9470DB

#C2ADEB

Tetradic

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#9470DB

#DB7082

#B8DB70

#70DBC9

#DBADB5

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 3.76:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 5.58:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Pass

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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