Dark purple

#1e0c2a

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 anchoring 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 #1e0c2a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#1e0c2a

RGB30, 12, 42

HSL276, 56%, 11%

HSV276, 71%, 16%

CMYK29%, 71%, 0%, 84%

Lab6.38, 16.12, -16.46

XYZ1.08, 0.71, 2.27

Decimal1969194

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Shades of dark purple

#1d0b28 #1b0b26 #1a0a25 #190a23 #180921 #16091f #15081d #14081b #12071a #110718

Tints of dark purple

#36164c #4f1f6e #672990 #7f33b2 #9647ca #a969d4 #bd8bde #d0ade8 #e4cff1 #f7f1fb

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#182a0c Analogous#0f0c2a Analogous#2a0c27 Triadic#2a1e0c Triadic#0c2a1e Split complementary#272a0c Split complementary#0c2a0f

Dark purple in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 29, 71, 0, 84.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #1e0c2a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

29 71 0 84

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

31 69 4 90

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.

Dark purple in css

Copy #1e0c2a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #1e0c2a; }
.text { color: #1e0c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e0c2a; }

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 #1e0c2a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #1e0c2a against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #1e0c2a 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #1e0c2a 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.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #1e0c2a are worked out. 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.