Shades of Purple

Purple stretches from blue-heavy indigo to pink-leaning orchid. Deep purples read as luxurious; pale lavenders feel soft and calming. These are the CSS named purples plus a generated lightness scale.

Named Purple Colors

Indigo
#4B0082rgb(75, 0, 130)
Purple
#800080rgb(128, 0, 128)
DarkSlateBlue
#483D8Brgb(72, 61, 139)
DarkMagenta
#8B008Brgb(139, 0, 139)
RebeccaPurple
#663399rgb(102, 51, 153)
DarkViolet
#9400D3rgb(148, 0, 211)
BlueViolet
#8A2BE2rgb(138, 43, 226)
DarkOrchid
#9932CCrgb(153, 50, 204)
SlateBlue
#6A5ACDrgb(106, 90, 205)
MediumSlateBlue
#7B68EErgb(123, 104, 238)
MediumOrchid
#BA55D3rgb(186, 85, 211)
MediumPurple
#9370DBrgb(147, 112, 219)
Orchid
#DA70D6rgb(218, 112, 214)
Violet
#EE82EErgb(238, 130, 238)
Plum
#DDA0DDrgb(221, 160, 221)
Thistle
#D8BFD8rgb(216, 191, 216)
Lavender
#E6E6FArgb(230, 230, 250)

Purple Scale from Light to Dark

A 12-step lightness scale of the core purple hue. Click any swatch for the full breakdown of that color.

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