Dark purple

#180c21

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

Dark purple is a dark purple with a moody cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark purple color values

Every conversion for #180c21, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#180c21

RGB24, 12, 33

HSL274, 47%, 9%

HSV274, 64%, 13%

CMYK27%, 64%, 0%, 87%

Lab5.12, 9.99, -11.6

XYZ0.78, 0.57, 1.51

Decimal1575969

Web safe#000033

Pantone276 C

Shades of dark purple

#170c20 #160b1f #160b1e #150a1d #140a1c #130a1b #13091a #120919 #110917 #100816

Tints of dark purple

#301842 #482463 #603083 #773ca4 #8e4ebf #a36fcb #b890d6 #cdb0e2 #e2d1ee #f7f2fa

Colors that go with dark purple

Complementary#15210c Analogous#0d0c21 Analogous#210c20 Triadic#21180c Triadic#0c2118 Split complementary#20210c Split complementary#0c210e

Dark purple in print

At this depth the ink coverage is heavy, worth a proof before a long run. The cmyk build is 27, 64, 0, 87.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #180c21 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

27 64 0 87

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

29 63 4 93

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.

Dark purple in css

Copy #180c21 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #180c21; }
.text { color: #180c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #180c21; }

How dark purple looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark purple and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #180c21 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #180c21 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark purple on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #180c21 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark purple? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark purple into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #180c21 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 dark purple, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #180c21 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.