Purple

#5a1a6a

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

This is Purple, a strong purple at 288 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #5a1a6a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5a1a6a

RGB90, 26, 106

HSL288, 61%, 26%

HSV288, 75%, 42%

CMYK15%, 75%, 0%, 58%

Lab23.52, 41.11, -32.86

XYZ7.19, 3.95, 14.02

Decimal5905002

Web safe#663366

Pantone2613 C

Shades of purple

#531862 #4c165a #451452 #3e1249 #371041 #310e39 #2a0c31 #230a29 #1c0821 #150619

Tints of purple

#732187 #8b28a4 #a42fc1 #b543d1 #c060d8 #cb7ddf #d79ae6 #e2b7ed #eed4f4 #f9f1fb

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#2a6a1a Analogous#321a6a Analogous#6a1a52 Triadic#6a5a1a Triadic#1a6a5a Split complementary#526a1a Split complementary#1a6a32

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 75, 0, 58.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5a1a6a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 75 0 58

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 73 4 64

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.

Purple in css

Copy #5a1a6a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5a1a6a; }
.text { color: #5a1a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a1a6a; }

How purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5a1a6a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5a1a6a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5a1a6a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5a1a6a 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 purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #5a1a6a are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.