Purple

#4e194d

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

Purple sits in the pink band, dark and soft. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Purple color values

Every conversion for #4e194d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#4e194d

RGB78, 25, 77

HSL301, 51%, 20%

HSV301, 68%, 31%

CMYK0%, 68%, 1%, 69%

Lab19.44, 32.45, -20.21

XYZ4.83, 2.85, 7.32

Decimal5118285

Web safe#660066

Pantone525 C

Shades of purple

#491748 #431542 #3e143d #381237 #331032 #2d0e2d #280d27 #220b22 #1d091c #170717

Tints of purple

#6b226a #892c87 #a635a4 #c241c0 #cb5ec9 #d57cd3 #de99dd #e8b7e7 #f1d4f1 #fbf1fa

Colors that go with purple

Complementary#194e1a Analogous#34194e Analogous#4e1933 Triadic#4d4e19 Triadic#194d4e Split complementary#334e19 Split complementary#194e35

Purple in print

It runs deep in print, so a rich black build underneath keeps it from looking flat. The cmyk build is 0, 68, 1, 69.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #4e194d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 68 1 69

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 67 5 75

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 #4e194d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #4e194d; }
.text { color: #4e194d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e194d; }

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 #4e194d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #4e194d 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 #4e194d 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 #4e194d 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

Here is how the numbers for #4e194d are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.