Dark purple

#27003e

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

This is Dark purple, a vivid purple at 278 degrees. 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 #27003e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#27003e

RGB39, 0, 62

HSL278, 100%, 12%

HSV278, 100%, 24%

CMYK37%, 100%, 0%, 76%

Lab7.04, 31.62, -30.03

XYZ1.71, 0.78, 4.62

Decimal2555966

Web safe#330033

Pantone2765 C

Shades of dark purple

#25003b #230038 #210035 #1f0031 #1d002e #1b002b #190028 #170025 #150022 #13001f

Tints of dark purple

#420069 #5d0094 #7800bf #9300ea #a916ff #b941ff #c96cff #d897ff #e8c2ff #f8edff

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#173e00 Analogous#08003e Analogous#3e0036 Triadic#3e2700 Triadic#003e27 Split complementary#363e00 Split complementary#003e08

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 37, 100, 0, 76.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #27003e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

37 100 0 76

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

38 96 4 82

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 #27003e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #27003e; }
.text { color: #27003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27003e; }

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 #27003e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #27003e 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 #27003e 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 #27003e 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 #27003e are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.