How many purple colors are there?

This page lists 149 named purple colors, each with its hex, RGB, HSL, and CMYK codes, the text colors that stay readable on it, and how it behaves in print.

What is the hex code for purple?

The Purples covers a range rather than one code. The color this page leads with is Trendy Pink #8C6495, and the 149 named shades below each carry their own.

Which purple colors are accessible?

Each purple on this page is measured against both WCAG 2.2 contrast and APCA, and the table says which text color clears on it.

THE PURPLES

Purple colors

Purples are the red-leaning cousins of violet, deep and heavy, and one of the largest families. There are 149 named purples across twenty shades, running widest at the vivid end.

Of the 16.8 million colors in sRGB, 149 purples carry a name. The ones in the lists designers and developers reach for.

Blackened purples5


Baltic Sea	Baltic Sea	#2A2630	neutral	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Bastille	Bastille	#292130	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance
Black Russian	Black Russian	#0A001C	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Jaguar	Jaguar	#080110	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Thunder	Thunder	#33292F	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Bold purples6


Affair	Affair	#714693	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance
Deep Lavender	Deep Lavender	#8D5EB7	neutral	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Deep Lilac	Deep Lilac	#966EBD	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Light Eggplant	Light Eggplant	#894585	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Soft Purple	Soft Purple	#A66FB5	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Vivid Violet	Vivid Violet	#803790	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance

Bright purples10


French Lilac	French Lilac	#ECC7EE	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Light Lavendar	Light Lavendar	#EFC0FE	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Light Lavender	Light Lavender	#DFC5FE	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Light Lilac	Light Lilac	#EDC8FF	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pale Lavender	Pale Lavender	#EECFFE	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pale Lilac	Pale Lilac	#E4CBFF	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pale Mauve	Pale Mauve	#FED0FC	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Prelude	Prelude	#D0C0E5	neutral	black text · AAA	! within tolerance
Very Light Purple	Very Light Purple	#F6CEFC	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
White Pointer	White Pointer	#FEF8FF	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	lighter than the paper

Brilliant purples8


Baby Purple	Baby Purple	#CA9BF7	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Lavender Pink	Lavender Pink	#DD85D7	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Light Violet	Light Violet	#D6B4FC	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Lilac	Lilac	#CEA2FD	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pale Purple	Pale Purple	#B790D4	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pale Violet	Pale Violet	#CEAEFA	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pastel Purple	Pastel Purple	#CAA0FF	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Wisteria	Wisteria	#A87DC2	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press

Burnt purples4


Don Juan	Don Juan	#5D4C51	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Matterhorn	Matterhorn	#4E3B41	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Mortar	Mortar	#504351	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Ship Gray	Ship Gray	#3E3A44	neutral	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Charcoal purples13


Acadia	Acadia	#1B1404	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Asphalt	Asphalt	#130A06	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Cannon Black	Cannon Black	#251706	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Creole	Creole	#1E0F04	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Crowshead	Crowshead	#1C1208	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Diesel	Diesel	#130000	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
El Paso	El Paso	#1E1708	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Eternity	Eternity	#211A0E	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Graphite	Graphite	#251607	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Karaka	Karaka	#1E1609	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Nero	Nero	#140600	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Night Rider	Night Rider	#1F120F	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Very Dark Brown	Very Dark Brown	#1D0200	warm	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Dark purples2


Bossanova	Bossanova	#4E2A5A	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance
Voodoo	Voodoo	#533455	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Deep purples6


Clairvoyant	Clairvoyant	#480656	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Dark Purple	Dark Purple	#35063E	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Deep Purple	Deep Purple	#36013F	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Plum Purple	Plum Purple	#4E0550	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Ripe Plum	Ripe Plum	#410056	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Valentino	Valentino	#350E42	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Faded purples3


Pale Slate	Pale Slate	#C3BFC1	warm	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Pink Swan	Pink Swan	#BEB5B7	warm	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Shady Lady	Shady Lady	#AAA5A9	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Faint purples1


Bon Jour	Bon Jour	#E5E0E1	warm	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Grayish purples4


Jumbo	Jumbo	#7C7B82	cool-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Monsoon	Monsoon	#8A8389	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Mountain Mist	Mountain Mist	#959396	neutral	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Suva Gray	Suva Gray	#888387	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Light purples5


Dusty Lavender	Dusty Lavender	#AC86A8	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
East Side	East Side	#AC91CE	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Heather	Heather	#A484AC	neutral	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Lavender Purple	Lavender Purple	#967BB6	neutral	black text · AA	! within tolerance
Light Wisteria	Light Wisteria	#C9A0DC	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Medium purples7


Dark Lavender	Dark Lavender	#856798	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Dark Lilac	Dark Lilac	#9C6DA5	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Dusty Purple	Dusty Purple	#825F87	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Faded Purple	Faded Purple	#916E99	neutral	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Muted Purple	Muted Purple	#805B87	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Purple Mountain's Majesty	Purple Mountain's Majesty	#9678B6	neutral	black text · AA	! within tolerance
Trendy Pink	Trendy Pink	#8C6495	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Midnight purples5


Blackcurrant	Blackcurrant	#32293A	neutral	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Bleached Cedar	Bleached Cedar	#2C2133	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance
Midnight Purple	Midnight Purple	#280137	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Revolver	Revolver	#2C1632	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Very Dark Purple	Very Dark Purple	#2A0134	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

Muted purples15


Empress	Empress	#817377	warm	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Fedora	Fedora	#796A78	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Grey Purple	Grey Purple	#826D8C	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Greyish Purple	Greyish Purple	#887191	neutral	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Mamba	Mamba	#8E8190	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Mobster	Mobster	#7F7589	neutral	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Old Lavender	Old Lavender	#796878	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Purple Grey	Purple Grey	#866F85	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Purpley Grey	Purpley Grey	#947E94	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Purplish Grey	Purplish Grey	#7A687F	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Rum	Rum	#796989	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Salt Box	Salt Box	#685E6E	neutral	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Scarpa Flow	Scarpa Flow	#585562	neutral	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Spicy Pink	Spicy Pink	#816E71	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Zambezi	Zambezi	#685558	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Pale purples5


Amethyst Smoke	Amethyst Smoke	#A397B4	neutral	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Chatelle	Chatelle	#BDB3C7	neutral	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Dusty Gray	Dusty Gray	#A8989B	warm	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
London Hue	London Hue	#BEA6C3	neutral	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Venus	Venus	#928590	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✓ prints exactly

Pastel purples9


Blue Chalk	Blue Chalk	#F1E9FF	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
French Gray	French Gray	#BDBDC6	cool-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Gray Suit	Gray Suit	#C1BECD	cool-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Magnolia	Magnolia	#F8F4FF	neutral	black text · AAA	lighter than the paper
Maverick	Maverick	#D8C2D5	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Snuff	Snuff	#E2D8ED	neutral	black text · AAA	! within tolerance
Thistle	Thistle	#D8BFD8	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Whisper	Whisper	#F7F5FA	neutral	black text · AAA	lighter than the paper
White Lilac	White Lilac	#F8F7FC	cool-leaning	black text · AAA	lighter than the paper

Rich purples2


Darkish Purple	Darkish Purple	#751973	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Eminence	Eminence	#6C3082	neutral	white text · AAA	! within tolerance

Smoky purples4


Emperor	Emperor	#514649	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Gravel	Gravel	#4A444B	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly
Scorpion	Scorpion	#695F62	warm	white text · AA	✓ prints exactly
Tundora	Tundora	#4A4244	warm	white text · AAA	✓ prints exactly

Vivid purples35


Asteria	Asteria	#DC00FF	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Barney	Barney	#AC1DB8	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Bright Lavender	Bright Lavender	#C760FF	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Bright Lilac	Bright Lilac	#C95EFB	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Bright Purple	Bright Purple	#BE03FD	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Dark Magenta	Dark Magenta	#8B008B	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Dark Orchid	Dark Orchid	#9932CC	neutral	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Dark Violet	Dark Violet	#9400D3	neutral	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Easter Purple	Easter Purple	#C071FE	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Fuchsia	Fuchsia	#EB00FF	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Fuchsia Pink	Fuchsia Pink	#C154C1	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Helio	Helio	#BE00FF	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Heliotrope	Heliotrope	#D94FF5	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Hot Purple	Hot Purple	#CB00F5	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Light Magenta	Light Magenta	#FA5FF7	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Light Purple	Light Purple	#BF77F6	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Liliac	Liliac	#C48EFD	neutral	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Mauve	Mauve	#CD00FF	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Medium Orchid	Medium Orchid	#BA55D3	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Neon Purple	Neon Purple	#BC13FE	neutral	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Orchid	Orchid	#FB00FF	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Pink Flamingo	Pink Flamingo	#FF66FF	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Pink Purple	Pink Purple	#DB4BDA	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Pink/Purple	Pink/Purple	#EF1DE7	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Pinkish Purple	Pinkish Purple	#D648D7	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Purple	Purple	#800080	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Purple Pink	Purple Pink	#E03FD8	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Purple/Pink	Purple/Pink	#D725DE	warm-leaning	black text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Purply	Purply	#983FB2	neutral	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Purply Pink	Purply Pink	#F075E6	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Seance	Seance	#731E8F	neutral	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Ugly Purple	Ugly Purple	#A442A0	warm-leaning	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Vibrant Purple	Vibrant Purple	#AD03DE	neutral	white text · AA	✕ shifts on press
Violet Eggplant	Violet Eggplant	#991199	warm-leaning	white text · AAA	✕ shifts on press
Violet Pink	Violet Pink	#FB5FFC	warm-leaning	black text · AAA	✕ shifts on press

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