Deep purple

#4a3758

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

This is Deep purple, a muted purple at 275 degrees. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Deep purple color values

Every conversion for #4a3758, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4a3758
RGB74, 55, 88
HSL275, 23%, 28%
HSV275, 37%, 35%
CMYK16%, 37%, 0%, 65%
Lab26.43, 15.67, -16.67
XYZ5.95, 4.89, 9.86
Decimal4863832
Web safe#333366
Pantone5265 C
Pantone5265 CHex#4a3758Rgb74 55 88Cmyk16 37 0 65Lab26 16 -17Darker#201826Deep#35273fLighter#6f5581

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 16, 37, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4a3758 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
16 37 0 65
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
19 38 4 71
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 #4a3758 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4a3758; }
.text { color: #4a3758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3758; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #4a3758 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
10.61:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
1.98:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4a3758 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 #4a3758 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 #4a3758 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

The figures for #4a3758 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.