Shades of purple
93 named shades of purple, from light to dark, each with its hex and RGB code and a page of matching colors. Purples sit between blue and red: bluish violets and indigos, reddish plums and magentas, pale lavenders and lilacs, and deep aubergines.
Popular shades of purple
Light purple shades (16)
Medium purple shades (60)
- Violet Pink#FB5FFC
- Liliac#C48EFD
- Lavender Pink#DD85D7
- Pale Purple#B790D4
- Orchid#DA70D6
- Light Purple#BF77F6
- Easter Purple#C071FE
- Perrywinkle#8F8CE7
- Bright Lavender#C760FF
- Lavender Blue#8B88F8
- Heliotrope#D94FF5
- Bright Lilac#C95EFB
- Periwinkle#8E82FE
- Light Urple#B36FF6
- Dusty Lavender#AC86A8
- Wisteria#A87DC2
- Heather#A484AC
- Purple Pink#D725DE
- Lighter Purple#A55AF4
- Medium Purple#9370DB
- Medium Orchid#BA55D3
- Soft Purple#A66FB5
- Purpley Grey#947E94
- Hot Purple#CB00F5
- Deep Lilac#966EBD
- Neon Purple#BC13FE
- Bright Purple#BE03FD
- Lavender Gray#7E7F9A
- Dark Lilac#9C6DA5
- Amethyst#9B5FC0
- Electric Purple#AA23FF
- Faded Purple#916E99
- Bright Violet#AD0AFD
- Purpley#8756E4
- Purple Grey#866F85
- Deep Lavender#8D5EB7
- Grey Purple#826D8C
- Dark Lavender#856798
- Vibrant Purple#AD03DE
- Vivid Purple#9900FA
- Dark Periwinkle#665FD1
- Light Indigo#6D5ACF
- Dark Orchid#9932CC
- Dusty Purple#825F87
- Purply#983FB2
- Blue Violet#8A2BE2
- Iris#6258C4
- Muted Purple#805B87
- Dark Violet#9400D3
- Burple#6832E3
- Purpley Blue#5F34E7
- Light Eggplant#894585
- Bluey Purple#6241C7
- Blue Purple#5A06EF
- Blurple#5539CC
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple#533CC6
- Dusty Grape#545775
- Dusk#4E5481
- Twilight#4E518B
- Purple Blue#5D21D0
Dark purple shades (17)
- Grape#7209B7
- Rebecca Purple#663399
- Violet Blue#510AC9
- Purple#800080
- Chrysanthemum#560BAD
- Indigo Blue#3A18B1
- Imperial Purple#480CA8
- Indigo#4B0082
- Royal Purple#4B006E
- Plum Purple#4E0550
- Deep Violet#490648
- Eggplant Purple#430541
- Dark Purple#35063E
- Deep Purple#36013F
- Dark Indigo#1F0954
- Very Dark Purple#2A0134
- Midnight Purple#280137
All 93 shades of purple: names, hex and RGB
| Name | Hex | RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Mauve | #FED0FC | rgb(254, 208, 252) |
| Very Light Purple | #F6CEFC | rgb(246, 206, 252) |
| Pale Lavender | #EECFFE | rgb(238, 207, 254) |
| Light Lilac | #EDC8FF | rgb(237, 200, 255) |
| Pale Lilac | #E4CBFF | rgb(228, 203, 255) |
| Light Lavendar | #EFC0FE | rgb(239, 192, 254) |
| Light Lavender | #DFC5FE | rgb(223, 197, 254) |
| Light Periwinkle | #C1C6FC | rgb(193, 198, 252) |
| Thistle | #D8BFD8 | rgb(216, 191, 216) |
| Light Violet | #D6B4FC | rgb(214, 180, 252) |
| Pale Violet | #CEAEFA | rgb(206, 174, 250) |
| Lilac | #CEA2FD | rgb(206, 162, 253) |
| Plum | #DDA0DD | rgb(221, 160, 221) |
| Pastel Purple | #CAA0FF | rgb(202, 160, 255) |
| Baby Purple | #CA9BF7 | rgb(202, 155, 247) |
| Violet | #EE82EE | rgb(238, 130, 238) |
| Violet Pink | #FB5FFC | rgb(251, 95, 252) |
| Liliac | #C48EFD | rgb(196, 142, 253) |
| Lavender Pink | #DD85D7 | rgb(221, 133, 215) |
| Pale Purple | #B790D4 | rgb(183, 144, 212) |
| Orchid | #DA70D6 | rgb(218, 112, 214) |
| Light Purple | #BF77F6 | rgb(191, 119, 246) |
| Easter Purple | #C071FE | rgb(192, 113, 254) |
| Perrywinkle | #8F8CE7 | rgb(143, 140, 231) |
| Bright Lavender | #C760FF | rgb(199, 96, 255) |
| Lavender Blue | #8B88F8 | rgb(139, 136, 248) |
| Heliotrope | #D94FF5 | rgb(217, 79, 245) |
| Bright Lilac | #C95EFB | rgb(201, 94, 251) |
| Periwinkle | #8E82FE | rgb(142, 130, 254) |
| Light Urple | #B36FF6 | rgb(179, 111, 246) |
| Dusty Lavender | #AC86A8 | rgb(172, 134, 168) |
| Wisteria | #A87DC2 | rgb(168, 125, 194) |
| Heather | #A484AC | rgb(164, 132, 172) |
| Purple Pink | #D725DE | rgb(215, 37, 222) |
| Lighter Purple | #A55AF4 | rgb(165, 90, 244) |
| Medium Purple | #9370DB | rgb(147, 112, 219) |
| Medium Orchid | #BA55D3 | rgb(186, 85, 211) |
| Soft Purple | #A66FB5 | rgb(166, 111, 181) |
| Purpley Grey | #947E94 | rgb(148, 126, 148) |
| Hot Purple | #CB00F5 | rgb(203, 0, 245) |
| Deep Lilac | #966EBD | rgb(150, 110, 189) |
| Neon Purple | #BC13FE | rgb(188, 19, 254) |
| Bright Purple | #BE03FD | rgb(190, 3, 253) |
| Lavender Gray | #7E7F9A | rgb(126, 127, 154) |
| Dark Lilac | #9C6DA5 | rgb(156, 109, 165) |
| Amethyst | #9B5FC0 | rgb(155, 95, 192) |
| Electric Purple | #AA23FF | rgb(170, 35, 255) |
| Faded Purple | #916E99 | rgb(145, 110, 153) |
| Bright Violet | #AD0AFD | rgb(173, 10, 253) |
| Purpley | #8756E4 | rgb(135, 86, 228) |
| Purple Grey | #866F85 | rgb(134, 111, 133) |
| Deep Lavender | #8D5EB7 | rgb(141, 94, 183) |
| Grey Purple | #826D8C | rgb(130, 109, 140) |
| Dark Lavender | #856798 | rgb(133, 103, 152) |
| Vibrant Purple | #AD03DE | rgb(173, 3, 222) |
| Vivid Purple | #9900FA | rgb(153, 0, 250) |
| Dark Periwinkle | #665FD1 | rgb(102, 95, 209) |
| Light Indigo | #6D5ACF | rgb(109, 90, 207) |
| Dark Orchid | #9932CC | rgb(153, 50, 204) |
| Dusty Purple | #825F87 | rgb(130, 95, 135) |
| Purply | #983FB2 | rgb(152, 63, 178) |
| Blue Violet | #8A2BE2 | rgb(138, 43, 226) |
| Iris | #6258C4 | rgb(98, 88, 196) |
| Muted Purple | #805B87 | rgb(128, 91, 135) |
| Dark Violet | #9400D3 | rgb(148, 0, 211) |
| Burple | #6832E3 | rgb(104, 50, 227) |
| Purpley Blue | #5F34E7 | rgb(95, 52, 231) |
| Light Eggplant | #894585 | rgb(137, 69, 133) |
| Bluey Purple | #6241C7 | rgb(98, 65, 199) |
| Blue Purple | #5A06EF | rgb(90, 6, 239) |
| Blurple | #5539CC | rgb(85, 57, 204) |
| Blue With A Hint Of Purple | #533CC6 | rgb(83, 60, 198) |
| Dusty Grape | #545775 | rgb(84, 87, 117) |
| Dusk | #4E5481 | rgb(78, 84, 129) |
| Twilight | #4E518B | rgb(78, 81, 139) |
| Purple Blue | #5D21D0 | rgb(93, 33, 208) |
| Grape | #7209B7 | rgb(114, 9, 183) |
| Rebecca Purple | #663399 | rgb(102, 51, 153) |
| Violet Blue | #510AC9 | rgb(81, 10, 201) |
| Purple | #800080 | rgb(128, 0, 128) |
| Chrysanthemum | #560BAD | rgb(86, 11, 173) |
| Indigo Blue | #3A18B1 | rgb(58, 24, 177) |
| Imperial Purple | #480CA8 | rgb(72, 12, 168) |
| Indigo | #4B0082 | rgb(75, 0, 130) |
| Royal Purple | #4B006E | rgb(75, 0, 110) |
| Plum Purple | #4E0550 | rgb(78, 5, 80) |
| Deep Violet | #490648 | rgb(73, 6, 72) |
| Eggplant Purple | #430541 | rgb(67, 5, 65) |
| Dark Purple | #35063E | rgb(53, 6, 62) |
| Deep Purple | #36013F | rgb(54, 1, 63) |
| Dark Indigo | #1F0954 | rgb(31, 9, 84) |
| Very Dark Purple | #2A0134 | rgb(42, 1, 52) |
| Midnight Purple | #280137 | rgb(40, 1, 55) |
Using purple shades together
- A monochromatic purple palette uses one light, one medium and one dark shade: for example Pale Mauve, Electric Purple, Midnight Purple.
- Use the lightest purple shades for backgrounds and the darkest for text, and check contrast between them.
- Warm and cool purples can clash; keep one temperature for a calm look.
- Open these purple shades in the palette generator to build a full scale.
Purple color palettes
- Last Tram Home#111024 #3A1C71 #D2269E #18C3C9 #E9F53B
- Gelato and Sherbet#342443 #44546B #7D7F9E #C2A6B0 #ECDCEA
- Chrome Drive#1B0B3A #8340C7 #FF6FB5 #83DAF4 #FFE66D
- Mixtape Rink#22135B #5346B3 #9493FF #F3F4FF
- Violet Skyline#220A2F #512369 #425700 #EDE2F5
- Cobweb Lantern#120B1A #6B3FA0 #FF7A00 #FFFAED
See all purple color palettes.
More about purple
- Purple color: hex code, OKLCH scale and contrast.
- What colors go with purple.
- What does purple mean?
- All color names, grouped by family.
Shades of other colors
- Shades of green213 named green shades with hex codes.
- Shades of blue99 named blue shades with hex codes.
- Shades of red72 named red shades with hex codes.
- Shades of pink57 named pink shades with hex codes.
- Shades of brown43 named brown shades with hex codes.
- Shades of orange50 named orange shades with hex codes.
- Shades of yellow93 named yellow shades with hex codes.
- Shades of gray18 named gray shades with hex codes.
- Shades of white22 named white shades with hex codes.
- Shades of black11 named black shades with hex codes.
- Shades of teal30 named teal shades with hex codes.
- Shades of gold39 named gold shades with hex codes.
- Shades of beige18 named beige shades with hex codes.
- Shades of tan22 named tan shades with hex codes.
- Shades of turquoise24 named turquoise shades with hex codes.
- Shades of lavender12 named lavender shades with hex codes.
- Shades of burgundy15 named burgundy shades with hex codes.
Frequently asked questions
How many shades of purple are there?
There are endless shades of purple, since any small change in a color makes a new shade. This page lists 93 named purple shades, each with its hex code.
What are the most popular shades of purple?
Popular purple shades include Lavender (#E6E6FA), Lilac (#CEA2FD), Violet (#EE82EE), Plum (#DDA0DD), Indigo (#4B0082), Mauve (#AE7181).
What is the lightest and darkest shade of purple here?
The lightest named shade is Pale Mauve (#FED0FC) and the darkest is Midnight Purple (#280137).
What is the difference between a shade, a tint and a tone?
Strictly, a shade is a color mixed with black, a tint is mixed with white and a tone is mixed with gray. In everyday use, "shades of purple" means every variation of purple, light or dark.