Purple

#a99ec3

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

This is Purple, a muted purple at 258 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #a99ec3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a99ec3

RGB169, 158, 195

HSL258, 24%, 69%

HSV258, 19%, 76%

CMYK13%, 19%, 0%, 24%

Lab67.15, 11.36, -17.56

XYZ38.44, 36.83, 56.71

Decimal11116227

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of purple

#978ab7 #8676aa #74629e #65568a #574977 #483d63 #3a314f #2b243b #1c1827 #0e0c13

Tints of purple

#b1a7c8 #b8afce #c0b8d3 #c7c0d8 #cfc9de #d7d2e3 #dedae8 #e6e3ee #eeebf3 #f5f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#b8c39e Analogous#9ea5c3 Analogous#bc9ec3 Triadic#c3a99e Triadic#9ec3a9 Split complementary#c3bc9e Split complementary#a5c39e

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 13, 19, 0, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a99ec3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 19 0 24

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 21 4 30

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 #a99ec3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a99ec3; }
.text { color: #a99ec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99ec3; }

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 #a99ec3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a99ec3 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 #a99ec3 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 #a99ec3 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 #a99ec3 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.