Purple

#5e1c4e

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

Purple is a deep pink, serious and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #5e1c4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5e1c4e

RGB94, 28, 78

HSL315, 54%, 24%

HSV315, 70%, 37%

CMYK0%, 70%, 17%, 63%

Lab22.86, 35.97, -15.33

XYZ6.41, 3.76, 7.6

Decimal6167630

Web safe#663366

Pantone261 C

Shades of purple

#571a48 #501842 #49163c #421437 #3b1231 #340f2b #2d0d25 #260b1f #1f0919 #180714

Tints of purple

#7b2466 #972d7d #b43595 #c846a8 #d063b6 #d97fc3 #e19cd1 #eab8de #f2d5eb #fbf1f9

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#1c5e2c Analogous#4d1c5e Analogous#5e1c2d Triadic#4e5e1c Triadic#1c4e5e Split complementary#2d5e1c Split complementary#1c5e4d

Purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 70, 17, 63.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5e1c4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 70 17 63

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 68 20 69

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 #5e1c4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5e1c4e; }
.text { color: #5e1c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e1c4e; }

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 #5e1c4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5e1c4e 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 #5e1c4e 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 #5e1c4e 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

Every value on this page for #5e1c4e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.