Purple

#937da4

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

Purple is a mid purple with a grounded cast. 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 #937da4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#937da4

RGB147, 125, 164

HSL274, 18%, 57%

HSV274, 24%, 64%

CMYK10%, 24%, 0%, 36%

Lab55.64, 16.08, -17.66

XYZ26.07, 23.55, 38.29

Decimal9665956

Web safe#996699

Pantone5285 C

Shades of purple

#866e99 #79628c #6c577c #5f4c6d #52425e #44374f #372d40 #2a2230 #1d1721 #100d12

Tints of purple

#9d89ac #a795b5 #b1a1bd #bbadc5 #c5b9ce #cfc5d6 #d8d1df #e2dde7 #ece9ef #f6f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#8ea47d Analogous#807da4 Analogous#a47da2 Triadic#a4937d Triadic#7da493 Split complementary#a2a47d Split complementary#7da47f

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 24, 0, 36.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #937da4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 24 0 36

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 26 4 42

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 #937da4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #937da4; }
.text { color: #937da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937da4; }

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 #937da4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #937da4 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 #937da4 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 #937da4 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

Every value on this page for #937da4 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.