Dark purple

#261e35

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

This is Dark purple, a muted purple at 261 degrees. 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 #261e35, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#261e35
RGB38, 30, 53
HSL261, 28%, 16%
HSV261, 43%, 21%
CMYK28%, 43%, 0%, 79%
Lab13.22, 9.92, -13.68
XYZ1.91, 1.6, 3.58
Decimal2498101
Web safe#333333
Pantone276 C
Pantone276 CHex#261e35Rgb38 30 53Cmyk28 43 0 79Lab13 10 -14Darker#1c1627Lighter#473a60

Shades of dark purple

Tints of dark purple

Colors that go with dark purple

Dark purple in print

It sits near the bottom of the tone range, where dark colors gain a touch of weight on press. The cmyk build is 28, 43, 0, 79.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #261e35 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
28 43 0 79
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
30 44 4 85
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 #261e35 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #261e35; }
.text { color: #261e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #261e35; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #261e35 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
15.91:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.32:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #261e35 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 #261e35 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 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 #261e35 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #261e35 are worked out. 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.