Deep purple

#55425a

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 288 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 #55425a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55425a
RGB85, 66, 90
HSL288, 15%, 31%
HSV288, 27%, 35%
CMYK6%, 27%, 0%, 65%
Lab30.8, 13.13, -11.15
XYZ7.54, 6.57, 10.54
Decimal5587546
Web safe#663366
Pantone5265 C
Pantone5265 CHex#55425aRgb85 66 90Cmyk6 27 0 65Lab31 13 -11Darker#211a23Deep#382b3bLighter#7b6281

Shades of deep purple

Tints of deep purple

Colors that go with deep purple

Deep 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 6, 27, 0, 65.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55425a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
6 27 0 65
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
10 29 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 #55425a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55425a; }
.text { color: #55425a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55425a; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #55425a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
9.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55425a 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 #55425a 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 #55425a 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 #55425a is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.