Dark purple

#280b40

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

Dark purple falls in the purple range, dark and strong. 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 #280b40, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#280b40

RGB40, 11, 64

HSL273, 71%, 15%

HSV273, 83%, 25%

CMYK38%, 83%, 0%, 75%

Lab9.49, 26.32, -27.46

XYZ1.92, 1.06, 4.95

Decimal2624320

Web safe#330033

Pantone275 C

Shades of dark purple

#260a3c #230a38 #210935 #1f0831 #1c082d #1a0729 #170625 #150622 #13051e #10041a

Tints of dark purple

#3e1164 #541787 #6b1dab #8123ce #953ede #a961e4 #bc85ea #d0a9f0 #e3ccf6 #f7f0fc

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#23400b Analogous#0e0b40 Analogous#400b3d Triadic#40280b Triadic#0b4028 Split complementary#3e400b Split complementary#0b400e

Dark purple in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 38, 83, 0, 75.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #280b40 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

38 83 0 75

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

39 80 4 81

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 #280b40 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #280b40; }
.text { color: #280b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280b40; }

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 #280b40 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #280b40 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 #280b40 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 #280b40 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

Here is how the numbers for #280b40 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.