Purple

#845493

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

This is Purple, a muted purple at 286 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #845493, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#845493

RGB132, 84, 147

HSL286, 27%, 45%

HSV286, 43%, 58%

CMYK10%, 43%, 0%, 42%

Lab43.29, 31.32, -26.8

XYZ17.95, 13.35, 29.23

Decimal8672403

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of purple

#794d86 #6d4579 #623e6d #563760 #4b3053 #3f2846 #34213a #281a2d #1d1220 #110b13

Tints of purple

#935ea3 #9e6fad #a97fb6 #b490c0 #bfa1c9 #cbb1d3 #d6c2dc #e1d2e6 #ece3ef #f7f4f9

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#639354 Analogous#655493 Analogous#935482 Triadic#938454 Triadic#549384 Split complementary#829354 Split complementary#549365

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 43, 0, 42.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #845493 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 43 0 42

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 44 4 48

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.

Purple in css

Copy #845493 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #845493; }
.text { color: #845493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845493; }

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 #845493 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #845493 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #845493 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #845493 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #845493 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.