Deep purple

#685f7c

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

This is Deep purple, a muted purple at 259 degrees. 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 #685f7c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#685f7c
RGB104, 95, 124
HSL259, 13%, 43%
HSV259, 23%, 49%
CMYK16%, 23%, 0%, 51%
Lab42.13, 9.93, -14.95
XYZ13.44, 12.58, 20.79
Decimal6840188
Web safe#666666
Pantone5275 C
Pantone5275 CHex#685f7cRgb104 95 124Cmyk16 23 0 51Lab42 10 -15Darker#24212bDeep#464054Lighter#8c849e

Shades of deep purple

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Deep 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 16, 23, 0, 51.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #685f7c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 23 0 51
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 25 4 57
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 #685f7c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #685f7c; }
.text { color: #685f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #685f7c; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #685f7c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
5.97:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
3.52:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #685f7c 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 #685f7c 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 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 #685f7c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #685f7c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.