Purple

#5b1659

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

Purple sits in the pink band, deep and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #5b1659, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#5b1659

RGB91, 22, 89

HSL302, 61%, 22%

HSV302, 76%, 36%

CMYK0%, 76%, 2%, 64%

Lab22.01, 39.61, -24.07

XYZ6.4, 3.52, 9.79

Decimal5969497

Web safe#660066

Pantone2623 C

Shades of purple

#541453 #4e134c #471146 #40103f #3a0e39 #330c32 #2d0b2c #260925 #1f081f #190618

Tints of purple

#7a1d77 #982595 #b72cb3 #cf39cb #d758d3 #de76db #e595e3 #edb4eb #f4d2f3 #fcf1fb

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#165b18 Analogous#3a165b Analogous#5b1636 Triadic#595b16 Triadic#16595b Split complementary#375b16 Split complementary#165b3b

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 76, 2, 64.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #5b1659 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 76 2 64

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 74 6 70

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.

Purple in css

Copy #5b1659 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #5b1659; }
.text { color: #5b1659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b1659; }

How purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #5b1659 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #5b1659 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #5b1659 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #5b1659 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 purple, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #5b1659 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.