Dark purple

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #281b3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of dark purple

Tints of dark purple

Colors that go with dark purple

Dark purple in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #281b3c on both.

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 #281b3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #281b3c; }
.text { color: #281b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281b3c; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #281b3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #281b3c 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 #281b3c sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #281b3c and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values