Purple palettes

Rare in nature and so long expensive to make, which is why it still reads as luxury, mysticism or nightlife.

Purple, a reference purplePurple
#6B3FA0
84 purples in the library

Pick any swatch to see its codes, its contrast and the palette it comes from.

01Put it to work

Can you read text on it?
White text looks like thisVery easy to read
Fine for any text, even small print. Contrast 7.4 to 1
Black text looks like thisHard to read
Avoid for text. Use it for shapes and backgrounds instead. Contrast 2.7 to 1

White text reads better here. The contrast number compares how light the text is with how light the colour behind it is. It runs from 1, where the text disappears, to 21, black on white. The web accessibility standard asks for at least 4.5 for normal text and 3 for big headlines.

Pick a swatch above to see it in its own palette, next to the colours it was chosen to sit with.

02Tints and shades

A ramp from 50 to 950 around #6B3FA0, in equal perceptual steps, for backgrounds, borders and hover states. Click a step to copy it.

0376 palettes with purple

AuroraAuroraVictorianVictorianDigital ArtDigital ArtPixel SunsetDigital ArtImpressionismImpressionismGivernyImpressionismMusicMusicSurrealismSurrealismWildstyleGraffiti / Street ArtSynthwaveSynthwaveMiami GridSynthwaveOutrunSynthwaveMidnight DriveSynthwaveItalo DiscoItalo DiscoLaser ShowItalo DiscoNeon Noir80s EditorialPost-ModernismPost-ModernismNew WaveNew WavePost-PunkNew WaveY2KY2KBubbleglamBubbleglamCotton CandyBubbleglamSoap BubbleBubbleglamSorbetBubbleglam

04The styles that use it

Dreamcore10Vaporwave8Synthwave6Grainy Gradient Blur5Bubbleglam4Gothic3Punk Grunge3Architectural Futurism3Romantasy3Digital Art2Impressionism2Music2Italo Disco280s Editorial2New Wave2Cyberpop2Glassmorphism2Future Funk2Memphis2Psychedelic2Neo 3D2Bento UI2Aurora1Victorian1Surrealism1Graffiti / Street Art1Post-Modernism1Y2K1Chromecore1Maximalism1Punk1Afrofuturism1Corporate Memphis1Surreal Dreamcore1Normcore1Flat Design1Vintage 80s1Popping Colors1Pixel Art1Cybercore1

And 7 more, in the palettes above.

05Questions

How many purple colour palettes are there?

The Omoro library has 76 palettes with at least one purple, across 84 distinct purple swatches, each with its hex code.

What colours go with purple?

In the library's palettes, purple most often sits beside pink, blue and yellow, with black and white as the neutrals.

Which design styles use purple?

Dreamcore, Vaporwave and Synthwave use it most. 47 styles use it in all.

Goes withPink 57%Blue 55%Yellow 38%Green 28%Teal 25%Orange 22%

06Shades of purple

LavenderPlum
Every colour familyAll colors and shades →
All palettes →Browse the styles →