Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Medium Purple

Medium Purple is a balanced purple color with HEX #9370DB. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 147, 112, 219, HSL 260, 60%, 65%, cool temperature, and is useful for web design, CSS color systems, and UI prototyping.

#9370DB purple cool balanced
HEX #9370DB
RGB rgb(147, 112, 219)
HSL hsl(260 60% 65%)
CMYK cmyk(33, 49, 0, 14)
Luminance 0.2291
Contrast Black 5.58:1White 3.76:1

CSS Utilities

--color-medium-purple: #9370DB;
.bg-medium-purple { background-color: #9370DB; }
.text-medium-purple { color: #9370DB; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2291
Black text5.58:1AA Pass
White text3.76:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    112,
    219
  ],
  "hsl": [
    260,
    60,
    65
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    49,
    0,
    14
  ],
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  "contrast": {
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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  ],
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    "#70DB94"
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    "#B8DB70",
    "#70DBC9"
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    "#82DB70"
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    "#CBBAEE",
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    "#6030C0"
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}
Variants
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  "saturated": "#8D5DEF",
  "desaturated": "#9A84C8",
  "pastel": "#E2DAF1",
  "neon": "#A375FF"
}
Pairings
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    "#7082DB",
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    "#CBBAEE"
  ],
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    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#CBBAEE",
    "#9A84C8"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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Full JSON dataset 
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  "popularity": 63,
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    112,
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    60,
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  "luminance": 0.2291,
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Color meaning and use

About Medium Purple Color

Medium Purple sits in the purple family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Standard CSS named color.

Its common associations include context dependent, which makes it relevant for web interfaces and design systems. In design work, Medium Purple is most useful for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Purple color familyBrowse named purple colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Medium Purple accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #9370DB.Medium Purple CSS utilitiesUse Medium Purple in CSS variables and utility classes.#9370DB HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Medium Purple paletteOpen the generated palette based on Medium Purple.Medium Purple harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Medium Purple against black and white text.

Black text5.58:1AA Pass
White text3.76:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Amethyst#9966CC
Medium Slate Blue#7B68EE
Medium Orchid#BA55D3
Slate Blue#6A5ACD
Cornflower#6A8EDB

Color Harmonies

#B8DB70#B8DB70
#7082DB#7082DB
#C970DB#C970DB
#DB9470#DB9470
#70DB94#70DB94
Open full Medium Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#CBBAEE#CBBAEE
#6030C0#6030C0
#8D5DEF#8D5DEF
#9A84C8#9A84C8
#E2DAF1#E2DAF1
#A375FF#A375FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#B8DB70#B8DB70
#7082DB#7082DB
#C970DB#C970DB
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5