Dark purple

#1a0021

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

Dark purple is a dark purple with a dramatic cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #1a0021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1a0021

RGB26, 0, 33

HSL287, 100%, 6%

HSV287, 100%, 13%

CMYK21%, 100%, 0%, 87%

Lab2.98, 15.87, -14.86

XYZ0.7, 0.33, 1.47

Decimal1703969

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Tints of dark purple

#3e004f #62007d #8700ab #ab00d9 #cb08ff #d435ff #de63ff #e891ff #f1bfff #fbedff

Dark purple in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 21, 100, 0, 87.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1a0021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

21 100 0 87

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

23 96 4 93

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark purple in css

Copy #1a0021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1a0021; }
.text { color: #1a0021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1a0021; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #1a0021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1a0021 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1a0021 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

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

Turn dark purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1a0021 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 dark purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #1a0021 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. 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.