Purple

#ab95cd

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 confident 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 #ab95cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab95cd

RGB171, 149, 205

HSL264, 36%, 69%

HSV264, 27%, 80%

CMYK17%, 27%, 0%, 20%

Lab65.41, 19.26, -25.77

XYZ38.56, 34.56, 62.4

Decimal11245005

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone2705 C

Shades of purple

#9a7fc3 #8869b8 #7753ae #684899 #593e83 #4a336d #3b2957 #2c1f41 #1d142b #0e0a15

Tints of purple

#b29ed1 #baa8d6 #c1b1da #c9bbdf #d0c4e3 #d8cde8 #dfd7ec #e7e0f0 #eee9f5 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#b7cd95 Analogous#959bcd Analogous#c795cd Triadic#cdab95 Triadic#95cdab Split complementary#cdc795 Split complementary#9bcd95

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 17, 27, 0, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab95cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 27 0 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 29 4 26

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 #ab95cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab95cd; }
.text { color: #ab95cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab95cd; }

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 #ab95cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab95cd 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 #ab95cd 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 #ab95cd 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 #ab95cd 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.