Medium Purple (#9370DB)

The hex code for Medium Purple is #9370DB. It is rgb(147, 112, 219) in RGB, hsl(260, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK — a light purple. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#9370DB

RGBrgb(147, 112, 219)

HSLhsl(260, 60%, 65%)

HSVhsv(260, 49%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.158 296.7)

LABlab(54.45% 31.71 -50.62)

LCHlch(54.45% 59.73 302.06)

Colors Closest to Medium Purple

Medium Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Amethyst#9966CCΔE 6.89 Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 10.13 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 12.76 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 12.89 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 12.93 Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 15.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#9370DB Channel Values

How Medium Purple breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 147 · G 112 · B 219	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 260° · S 60% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 260° · S 49% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.76:1 vs white · 5.58:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Purple background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Medium Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Medium Purple; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Medium Purple

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Medium Purple Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9370DB

Protanopia#7777DB

Protanomaly#8374DB

Deuteranopia#7D7DDB

Deuteranomaly#8678DB

Tritanopia#828484

Tritanomaly#897DAE

Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #9370DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--medium-purple: #9370DB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9370DB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-purple': '#9370DB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.576, green: 0.439, blue: 0.859)

Android XML<color name="medium_purple">#9370DB</color>

SVG fillfill="#9370DB"

More Purple Colors

Medium Purple sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

9400d3 915bc8 942dae 8f00ff 9457eb 8e51ff 9678b6 8b72be 967bb6 8a2be2 9810fa 8900eb 9966ff aa00ff b981ee cc33ff dab2ff ebdbfa 1d0731 330066 470066 59168b 6633cc 7851a9

#9370DB Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Purple?

The hex code for Medium Purple is #9370DB. That is rgb(147, 112, 219) in RGB, hsl(260, 60%, 65%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #9370DB?

#9370DB is rgb(147, 112, 219) — red 147, green 112, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9370DB?

#9370DB converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9370DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9370DB scores 3.76:1 against white and 5.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is MediumPurple a CSS named color?

Yes. MediumPurple is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: mediumpurple instead of the hex code.

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