Dark purple

#170a28

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark purple, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Dark purple, a strong purple at 266 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.

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #170a28, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#170a28
RGB23, 10, 40
HSL266, 60%, 10%
HSV266, 75%, 16%
CMYK42%, 75%, 0%, 84%
Lab4.99, 13.1, -17.19
XYZ0.84, 0.55, 2.07
Decimal1509928
Web safe#000033
Pantone276 C
Pantone276 CHex#170a28Rgb23 10 40Cmyk42 75 0 84Lab5 13 -17Darker#170a28Deep#170a28Lighter#381c5d

Shades of dark purple

Tints of dark purple

Colors that go with dark purple

Dark purple in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 42, 75, 0, 84.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #170a28 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
42 75 0 84
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
43 73 4 90
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark purple in css

Copy #170a28 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #170a28; }
.text { color: #170a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170a28; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #170a28 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
18.91:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.11:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #170a28 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #170a28 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #170a28 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #170a28 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.