Purple

#a683b4

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 283 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 #a683b4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a683b4

RGB166, 131, 180

HSL283, 25%, 61%

HSV283, 27%, 71%

CMYK8%, 27%, 0%, 29%

Lab59.56, 22.45, -20.69

XYZ32.08, 27.63, 46.82

Decimal10912692

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone521 C

Shades of purple

#9972a9 #8d609f #7d568d #6e4b7c #5e406a #4f3659 #3f2b47 #302136 #201625 #110c13

Tints of purple

#ae8ebb #b69ac2 #bea5c8 #c6b0cf #cfbbd6 #d7c7dd #dfd2e4 #e7ddeb #efe9f1 #f7f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#91b483 Analogous#8e83b4 Analogous#b483aa Triadic#b4a683 Triadic#83b4a6 Split complementary#aab483 Split complementary#83b48d

Purple in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 8, 27, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a683b4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 27 0 29

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 29 4 35

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 #a683b4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a683b4; }
.text { color: #a683b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a683b4; }

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 #a683b4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a683b4 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 #a683b4 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 #a683b4 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 #a683b4 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.