Dark purple

#3a2b3e

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

Dark purple falls in the purple range, dark and muted. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #3a2b3e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a2b3e

RGB58, 43, 62

HSL287, 18%, 21%

HSV287, 31%, 24%

CMYK6%, 31%, 0%, 76%

Lab19.94, 11.07, -9.4

XYZ3.48, 2.98, 4.95

Decimal3812158

Web safe#333333

Pantone5185 C

Shades of dark purple

#36283a #322535 #2e2231 #2a1f2c #251c28 #211924 #1d161f #19131b #151016 #110d12

Tints of dark purple

#4f3b55 #654b6c #7a5b83 #8f6b99 #a082a8 #b299b8 #c3b0c8 #d4c7d8 #e6dee8 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#2f3e2b Analogous#312b3e Analogous#3e2b38 Triadic#3e3a2b Triadic#2b3e3a Split complementary#383e2b Split complementary#2b3e31

Dark purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 6, 31, 0, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a2b3e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 31 0 76

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 33 4 82

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 #3a2b3e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a2b3e; }
.text { color: #3a2b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2b3e; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3a2b3e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a2b3e 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 #3a2b3e sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #3a2b3e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3a2b3e are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.