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Purple

HEX: #800080

RGB: 128, 0, 128

CMYK: 0, 100, 0, 50

Color Meanings

Purple

Purple

Do you want to use this color in your promotional items? Here's what you should know!

Purple is associated with pride, royalty, and nobility. As a regal color, it evokes feelings of luxury and indulgence. It sits between red and blue on the color wheel.

Royalty is at the heart of this cool color. In Rome, purple could only be worn by the ruling emperor. Anyone else who wore the color could be punished by law!

Examples of Purple Symbolism

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Royalty

Julius Caesar, Cyrus the Great, and Catherine the Great reportedly only wore purple. This royal color is a sign of nobility and helped them stand out from the common folk.

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Hallmark Logo

A teenager started Hallmark in 1910 with just two shoeboxes of postcards to sell. Now the company is a leader in the greeting card industry. Their purple wordmark, crown, and slogan (“When you care enough to send the very best”) communicate their reigning status.

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Sacramento Kings

All hail the Sacramento Kings! Feel pride while wearing a royal purple jersey for this NBA team. Even though the Kings have given us greats like Chris Webber and Oscar Robertson, they have yet to be the reigning champs of the NBA finals.

Types of Purple

Are you using purple in your branding? Below are the color codes you may need!

ColorHex CodeRGBCMYK
Purple#800080128, 0, 1280, 100, 0, 50
Amethyst#9966CC153, 102, 20425, 50, 0, 20
Aubergine#472C4271, 44, 767, 42, 0, 70
Blackberry#32001B50, 0, 270, 100, 46, 80
Blue Lilac#7B679A123, 103, 15420, 33, 0, 40
Blue Violet#8A2BE2138, 43, 22639, 81, 0, 11
Dark Purple#30193448, 25, 528, 52, 0, 80
Dusty Purple#825F87130, 95, 1354, 30, 0, 47
Eggplant#31143249, 20, 502, 60, 0, 80
Electric Purple#BF00FF191, 0, 25525, 100, 0, 0
Grape#6F2DA8111, 45, 16834, 73, 0, 34
Indigo#4B00B275, 0, 13042, 100, 0, 49
Lavender#E6E6FA230, 230, 2508, 8, 0, 2
Lilac#C8A2C8200, 162, 2000, 18, 0, 22
Magenta#FF00FF255, 0, 2550, 100, 0, 0
Mauve#E0B0FF224, 176, 25512, 31, 0, 0
Orchid#DA70D6218, 112, 2140, 49, 2, 15
Pale Purple#FAE6FA250, 230, 2500, 8, 0, 2
Periwinkle#CCCCFF204, 204, 25520, 20, 0, 0
Plum#673147103, 49, 710, 52, 31, 60
Puce#CC8899204, 136, 1530, 33, 25, 20
Rustic Purple#59316389, 49, 9910, 51, 0, 61
Sangria#4D0F2877, 15, 400, 81, 48, 70
Spanish Violet#4C288276, 40, 13042, 69, 0, 49
Thistle#D88FD8216, 191, 2160, 12, 0, 15
Violet#8F00FF143, 0, 25544, 100, 0, 0

Colors That Go With Purple

Sometimes one color just isn’t enough! Purple works best with any of these other colors.

Purple Color Codes

HEX:

#800080

RGB:

128, 0, 128

CMYK:

0, 100, 0, 50

Pantone:

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