Deep purple

#3a2a4e

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

Deep purple is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Deep purple color values

Every conversion for #3a2a4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3a2a4e
RGB58, 42, 78
HSL267, 30%, 24%
HSV267, 46%, 31%
CMYK26%, 46%, 0%, 69%
Lab20.46, 16.0, -19.48
XYZ3.95, 3.11, 7.6
Decimal3811918
Web safe#333366
Pantone5255 C
Pantone5255 CHex#3a2a4eRgb58 42 78Cmyk26 46 0 69Lab20 16 -19Darker#1e1528Deep#312442Lighter#5d467a

Shades of deep purple

Tints of deep purple

Colors that go with deep purple

Deep purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 26, 46, 0, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3a2a4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
26 46 0 69
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
28 46 4 75
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.

Deep purple in css

Copy #3a2a4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3a2a4e; }
.text { color: #3a2a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2a4e; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3a2a4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
12.95:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.62:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3a2a4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Deep purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #3a2a4e 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 deep 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 deep purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #3a2a4e and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from deep purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #3a2a4e is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.