Purple

#aba0bf

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

Purple falls in the purple range, mid and muted. 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 #aba0bf, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aba0bf

RGB171, 160, 191

HSL261, 19%, 69%

HSV261, 16%, 75%

CMYK10%, 16%, 0%, 25%

Lab67.7, 10.05, -14.49

XYZ38.77, 37.56, 54.5

Decimal11247807

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone270 C

Shades of purple

#9a8db2 #897aa5 #786798 #695a85 #5a4d72 #4b405f #3c334c #2d2639 #1e1925 #0e0c12

Tints of purple

#b2a8c5 #bab1ca #c1b9d0 #c9c2d6 #d0cadb #d8d3e1 #dfdbe7 #e7e3ec #eeecf2 #f6f4f8

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#b4bfa0 Analogous#a0a5bf Analogous#bba0bf Triadic#bfaba0 Triadic#a0bfab Split complementary#bfbba0 Split complementary#a5bfa0

Purple in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 10, 16, 0, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aba0bf on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 16 0 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 19 4 31

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 #aba0bf straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aba0bf; }
.text { color: #aba0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aba0bf; }

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 #aba0bf against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aba0bf 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 #aba0bf 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 #aba0bf 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 #aba0bf 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.