Dark purple

#3c2644

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

Dark purple is a dark purple with a anchoring cast. 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 #3c2644, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#3c2644
RGB60, 38, 68
HSL284, 28%, 21%
HSV284, 44%, 27%
CMYK12%, 44%, 0%, 73%
Lab19.07, 16.74, -14.83
XYZ3.6, 2.76, 5.81
Decimal3941956
Web safe#333333
Pantone5255 C
Pantone5255 CHex#3c2644Rgb60 38 68Cmyk12 44 0 73Lab19 17 -15Darker#231627Deep#3a2541Lighter#63426f

Shades of dark purple

Tints of dark purple

Colors that go with dark purple

Dark purple in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 12, 44, 0, 73.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #3c2644 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
12 44 0 73
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
15 44 4 79
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 #3c2644 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #3c2644; }
.text { color: #3c2644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2644; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #3c2644 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
13.52:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass
Textblack text on this color
1.55:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #3c2644 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 #3c2644 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 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 #3c2644 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #3c2644 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.