Purple

#a697aa

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

This is Purple, a grey purple at 287 degrees. A mid purple this rich reads creative and a little premium. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #a697aa, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a697aa

RGB166, 151, 170

HSL287, 10%, 63%

HSV287, 11%, 67%

CMYK2%, 11%, 0%, 33%

Lab64.28, 9.09, -7.91

XYZ34.05, 33.14, 42.63

Decimal10917802

Web safe#999999

Pantone666 C

Shades of purple

#98879d #8b7790 #7c6981 #6c5c71 #5d4f61 #4e4251 #3e3541 #2f2831 #201b21 #100e11

Tints of purple

#aea0b2 #b6aab9 #beb3c1 #c6bdc9 #cec6d0 #d6d0d8 #ded9e0 #e6e2e8 #efecef #f7f5f7

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#9baa97 Analogous#9d97aa Analogous#aa97a4 Triadic#aaa697 Triadic#97aaa6 Split complementary#a4aa97 Split complementary#97aa9d

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 2, 11, 0, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a697aa on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

2 11 0 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

6 14 4 39

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 #a697aa straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a697aa; }
.text { color: #a697aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a697aa; }

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 #a697aa against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a697aa 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 #a697aa 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 #a697aa 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 #a697aa is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.