Deep purple

#784e88

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

Deep purple is a deep purple with a serious cast. 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 #784e88, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#784e88
RGB120, 78, 136
HSL283, 27%, 42%
HSV283, 43%, 53%
CMYK12%, 43%, 0%, 47%
Lab39.95, 28.53, -25.47
XYZ14.91, 11.22, 24.67
Decimal7884424
Web safe#666699
Pantone668 C
Pantone668 CHex#784e88Rgb120 78 136Cmyk12 43 0 47Lab40 29 -25Darker#281a2dDeep#50345bLighter#9b73aa

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 12, 43, 0, 47.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #784e88 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
12 43 0 47
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
15 44 4 53
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 #784e88 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #784e88; }
.text { color: #784e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784e88; }

How deep purple looks on light and dark

Deep purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #784e88 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
6.47:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
3.24:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #784e88 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 #784e88 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 #784e88 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 #784e88 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.