Purple

#8a5e99

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 285 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 #8a5e99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#8a5e99

RGB138, 94, 153

HSL285, 24%, 48%

HSV285, 39%, 60%

CMYK10%, 39%, 0%, 40%

Lab46.59, 28.77, -25.2

XYZ20.23, 15.71, 32.1

Decimal9068185

Web safe#996699

Pantone258 C

Shades of purple

#7e568c #724e7e #664571 #5a3d63 #4e3556 #412d49 #35243b #291c2e #1d1420 #110c13

Tints of purple

#966ba4 #a17aae #ab8ab7 #b699c0 #c1a8ca #ccb7d3 #d7c6dc #e1d6e6 #ece5ef #f7f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#6d995e Analogous#6c5e99 Analogous#995e8b Triadic#998a5e Triadic#5e998a Split complementary#8b995e Split complementary#5e996c

Purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 10, 39, 0, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #8a5e99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 39 0 40

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 40 4 46

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 #8a5e99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #8a5e99; }
.text { color: #8a5e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5e99; }

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 #8a5e99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #8a5e99 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 #8a5e99 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 #8a5e99 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 #8a5e99 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.