Medium Purple (#9370DB)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.76:1 — vs black: 5.58:1

Color values

  • HEX #9370DB
  • RGB rgb(147, 112, 219)
  • HSL hsl(259, 48%, 85%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 32.88, 48.86, 0, 14.12 )
  • Websafe #9966CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #9370DB based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#B8DB70
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#7083DB
#C970DB
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#DB9370
#70DB93
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#DBC970
#83DB70
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#DB7083
#B8DB70
#70DBC9
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Purple
#9370DB Base
#47248E
#6533CB
#7A4FD3
#AC91E3
#C1ADEA
#EFEAFA
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0A0514
#221145
#3B1E76
#532AA7
#6E3FCF
Medium Purple #9370DB Base
#A689E1
#B8A1E7
#CBBAEE
#DDD2F4
#F0EBFA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #9370DB. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #9370DB;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #9370DB;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #9370DB;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #9370DB,
        #E1EDC9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #9370DB,
        #E1EDC9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-purple: #9370DB;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-purple-r: 147;
$medium-purple-g: 112;
$medium-purple-b: 219;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-purple;
    color: rgba($medium-purple-r, $medium-purple-g, $medium-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #9370DB How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7B7BDB Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #7474DB Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #818484 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #848484 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Purple #9370DB Base
Dark Pastel Purple #966FD6 ΔE 1.25
Amethyst #9966CC ΔE 4.30
Ube #8878C3 ΔE 5.50
Rich Lavender #A76BCF ΔE 5.50

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.