Shades of Purple

Purple sits between blue and magenta, covering roughly 260 to 320 degrees on the HSL color wheel. It is associated with creativity, luxury, imagination and mystery.

38 named shades#800080rgb(128, 0, 128)hue 260° to 320°

38 purple colors, lightest to darkest

Click a swatch to copy its HEX code. Click the name for the full profile with HSL, LAB, OKLCH, harmonies and contrast.

Tints and shades of purple #800080

A perceptual 50 to 950 scale built from the pure purple. Same hue, stepped lightness.

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Build this scale from any color with the color scale tool, or get it as a Tailwind config from the Tailwind palette generator.

Light, medium and dark purple

Purple tints become lavender and lilac, muted tones appear dusty or grayish, and dark shades become deep violet or plum. Classic examples include Lavender #E6E6FA, Medium Purple #9370DB and Indigo #4B0082.

How to use purple in design

Purple contrasts with yellow and yellow-green hues while pairing analogously with blue, violet, magenta and pink. Highly saturated purples shift during RGB to CMYK conversion, so important print colors should be proofed. See what colors make purple.

FAQ

What is the HEX code for purple?

The standard CSS named purple is #800080. It contains equal RGB values for red and blue with no green.

What is a classic shade of purple?

Indigo #4B0082 is a familiar deep blue-purple. Lavender #E6E6FA represents the much lighter end of the family.

What colors go with purple?

Yellow creates strong contrast. Blue, pink, magenta, cream, gray and green also form useful purple palettes.

Work with purple

Palettes from purple
Complementary, analogous and triadic schemes from any purple.
Purple text contrast
Check a purple against white, black or any background for WCAG.
Closest Pantone purple
Nearest Pantone references for a purple HEX code, ranked by Delta E.
Mix a purple
See what two colors make in paint, RGB or CMYK.
Purple gradients
Smooth two- and three-stop gradients in OKLCH.
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