Dark purple

#23172e

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 moody cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #23172e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#23172e

RGB35, 23, 46

HSL271, 33%, 14%

HSV271, 50%, 18%

CMYK24%, 50%, 0%, 82%

Lab10.31, 11.79, -13.18

XYZ1.49, 1.17, 2.73

Decimal2299694

Web safe#330033

Pantone276 C

Shades of dark purple

#21162b #1f1429 #1d1326 #1b1224 #191121 #170f1f #150e1c #130d1a #110b17 #100a14

Tints of dark purple

#38254a #4e3366 #634183 #794f9f #8e66b3 #a382c1 #b89ecf #cdbbdd #e1d7eb #f6f3f9

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#222e17 Analogous#17172e Analogous#2e172d Triadic#2e2317 Triadic#172e23 Split complementary#2d2e17 Split complementary#172e18

Dark purple in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 24, 50, 0, 82.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #23172e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

24 50 0 82

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

26 50 4 88

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 #23172e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #23172e; }
.text { color: #23172e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23172e; }

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 #23172e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #23172e 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 #23172e 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 #23172e 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

Every value on this page for #23172e is computed, not guessed. 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.