Explore the most common shades of purple with their hex codes. Find the perfect purple for your next design project.
From the deepest, most saturated tones to the lightest pastels, purple appears in nearly every design discipline — branding, interiors, fashion, and digital UI. The 30 shades below are the most commonly used named variants of purple, each with a precise hex code you can copy directly into your design tool.
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Lavender
#E6E6FA
Violet
#8F00FF
Plum
#DDA0DD
Amethyst
#9966CC
Mauve
#E0B0FF
Orchid
#DA70D6
Lilac
#C8A2C8
Grape
#6F2DA8
Wisteria
#C9A0DC
Royal Purple
#7851A9
Eggplant
#614051
Iris
#5A4FCF
Heather
#B7A4C9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
Thistle
#D8BFD8
Mulberry
#C54B8C
Dark Purple
#301934
Byzantium
#702963
Tyrian Purple
#66023C
Palatinate
#682860
Magenta
#FF00FF
Fuchsia
#FF00FF
Deep Purple
#432F80
Medium Purple
#9370DB
Blue Violet
#8A2BE2
Dark Orchid
#9932CC
Rebecca Purple
#663399
Pansy Purple
#78184A
Pearly Purple
#B768A2
Purpureus
#9A4EAE
Featured shade
Lavender is the canonical purple in this collection. Below is its full breakdown across every common color format — useful when you need the same color in CSS, a design tool, or a print workflow.
Purple sits between blue and red, so analogous pairings (magenta, navy, indigo) deepen it, while yellow (its complement) creates a striking contrast popular in editorial design.
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