Deep purple

#3a2e46

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

Deep purple is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Deep purple color values

Every conversion for #3a2e46, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a2e46

RGB58, 46, 70

HSL270, 21%, 23%

HSV270, 34%, 27%

CMYK17%, 34%, 0%, 73%

Lab21.19, 11.07, -12.94

XYZ3.83, 3.3, 6.23

Decimal3812934

Web safe#333333

Pantone5255 C

Shades of deep purple

#362b41 #31273c #2d2437 #292031 #251d2c #201a27 #1c1622 #18131d #141018 #0f0c12

Tints of deep purple

#4d3d5d #604c73 #725b8a #856c9e #9883ad #ab99bc #beb0cb #d0c7da #e3dee9 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with deep purple

Complementary#3a462e Analogous#2e2e46 Analogous#462e46 Triadic#463a2e Triadic#2e463a Split complementary#46462e Split complementary#2e462e

Deep purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 34, 0, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a2e46 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 34 0 73

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 35 4 79

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.

Deep purple in css

Copy #3a2e46 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a2e46; }
.text { color: #3a2e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2e46; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3a2e46 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a2e46 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3a2e46 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn deep purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3a2e46 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 deep purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #3a2e46 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.