Purple

#6c178b

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

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.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #6c178b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6c178b

RGB108, 23, 139

HSL284, 72%, 32%

HSV284, 83%, 55%

CMYK22%, 83%, 0%, 45%

Lab28.55, 52.74, -45.54

XYZ11.15, 5.67, 24.93

Decimal7083915

Web safe#660099

Pantone2597 C

Shades of purple

#631580 #5a1374 #521169 #49105e #400e53 #370c47 #2f0a3c #260831 #1d0626 #14041a

Tints of purple

#821ca7 #9820c4 #ac29dc #b746e0 #c262e5 #cd7eea #d89bee #e3b7f3 #eed3f8 #f9f0fc

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#368b17 Analogous#32178b Analogous#8b1770 Triadic#8b6c17 Triadic#178b6c Split complementary#708b17 Split complementary#178b32

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 22, 83, 0, 45.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6c178b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

22 83 0 45

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

24 80 4 51

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 #6c178b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6c178b; }
.text { color: #6c178b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c178b; }

How purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

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Purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6c178b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6c178b 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 #6c178b 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 #6c178b 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

Here is how the numbers for #6c178b are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.