Dark purple

#332247

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

This is Dark purple, a soft purple at 268 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 #332247, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#332247

RGB51, 34, 71

HSL268, 35%, 21%

HSV268, 52%, 28%

CMYK28%, 52%, 0%, 72%

Lab17.0, 17.06, -20.22

XYZ3.07, 2.3, 6.24

Decimal3351111

Web safe#333333

Pantone5255 C

Shades of dark purple

#2c1d3d #251833 #21162e #1d1429 #160f1f #120c1a #0f0a15

Tints of dark purple

#462f61 #593b7b #6b4896 #7e56ae #9270bb #a68ac7 #baa4d4 #cebfe0 #e2d9ed #f6f3f9

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#364722 Analogous#222347 Analogous#462247 Triadic#473322 Triadic#224733 Split complementary#474622 Split complementary#234722

Dark purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 28, 52, 0, 72.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #332247 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

28 52 0 72

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

30 52 4 78

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 #332247 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #332247; }
.text { color: #332247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #332247; }

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 #332247 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #332247 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 #332247 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 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 #332247 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 #332247 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.