Purple

Purple color values

Every conversion for #87689a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Shades of purple

Tints of purple

Colors that go with purple

Purple in print

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #87689a on both.

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 #87689a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #87689a; }
.text { color: #87689a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87689a; }

How purple looks on light and dark

Purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #87689a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #87689a 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 #87689a sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

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 #87689a and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

How we calculate these values