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Purple Color Names

Purple has always been the color of royalty, and its names carry that richness. Violet, Lavender, Plum, Amethyst, Orchid, Mauve. Some names come from flowers, others from gemstones and wine. This list includes every named purple and violet shade in our database, from light Lilac to deep Eggplant.

Purple color names chart showing shades of purple and violet with their names and hex codes

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Complete List of Purple Color Names (168)

Every named purple color in our database, sorted from lightest to darkest. Names that link to a page have their own dedicated shade page with more details.

Color Name Hex RGB
#F8F7FC 248, 247, 252
#F8F4FF 248, 244, 255
#F7F5FA 247, 245, 250
#F1E9FF 241, 233, 255
Very Light Violet
#DCD0FF 220, 208, 255
#EECFFE 238, 207, 254
#E4CBFF 228, 203, 255
#E2D8ED 226, 216, 237
#EDC8FF 237, 200, 255
#D6CEF6 214, 206, 246
#DFC5FE 223, 197, 254
#EFC0FE 239, 192, 254
#D0BEF8 208, 190, 248
#D6B4FC 214, 180, 252
Very Pale Purple
#D6CADD 214, 202, 221
#D0C0E5 208, 192, 229
#CEAEFA 206, 174, 250
#CEA2FD 206, 162, 253
#CAA0FF 202, 160, 255
#D5BADB 213, 186, 219
#CA9BF7 202, 155, 247
#C79FEF 199, 159, 239
#C1BECD 193, 190, 205
#B2A1EA 178, 161, 234
#C48EFD 196, 142, 253
#CDA4DE 205, 164, 222
Brilliant Purple
#D399E6 211, 153, 230
#A899E6 168, 153, 230
#BDB3C7 189, 179, 199
#ABA0D9 171, 160, 217
#BF77F6 191, 119, 246
#C071FE 192, 113, 254
#B790D4 183, 144, 212
#B36FF6 179, 111, 246
#AC91CE 172, 145, 206
#C760FF 199, 96, 255
#C95EFB 201, 94, 251
#B695C0 182, 149, 192
#9370DB 147, 112, 219
#A397B4 163, 151, 180
#8A73D6 138, 115, 214
#A55AF4 165, 90, 244
#9874D3 152, 116, 211
#A87DC2 168, 125, 194
#9690AB 150, 144, 171
#9D81BA 157, 129, 186
#8756E4 135, 86, 228
#8C82B6 140, 130, 182
#A552E6 165, 82, 230
#A484AC 164, 132, 172
#9966CC 153, 102, 204
#9268CA 146, 104, 202
Brilliant Violet
#7E73B8 126, 115, 184
#9065CA 144, 101, 202
#966EBD 150, 110, 189
#7666C6 118, 102, 198
#6140EF 97, 64, 239
#BA55D3 186, 85, 211
#9771B5 151, 113, 181
#6D5ACF 109, 90, 207
#A66FB5 166, 111, 181
#AA23FF 170, 35, 255
#703BE7 112, 59, 231
#9B5FC0 155, 95, 192
#7A58C1 122, 88, 193
#5F34E7 95, 52, 231
#632DE9 99, 45, 233
#601EF9 96, 30, 249
#BC13FE 188, 19, 254
#8D5EB7 141, 94, 183
#6832E3 104, 50, 227
#A020F0 160, 32, 240
#8A2BE2 138, 43, 226
#916E99 145, 110, 153
#9C51B6 156, 81, 182
#AD0AFD 173, 10, 253
#7563A8 117, 99, 168
#7442C8 116, 66, 200
#6241C7 98, 65, 199
#661AEE 102, 26, 238
#887191 136, 113, 145
#5539CC 85, 57, 204
#533CC6 83, 60, 198
#9932CC 153, 50, 204
#BE03FD 190, 3, 253
#856798 133, 103, 152
#9A4EAE 154, 78, 174
#826D8C 130, 109, 140
#8C6495 140, 100, 149
#9900FA 153, 0, 250
#9A0EEA 154, 14, 234
#7851A9 120, 81, 169
#714AB2 113, 74, 178
#5A06EF 90, 6, 239
#5729CE 87, 41, 206
#796989 121, 105, 137
#983FB2 152, 63, 178
#5D06E9 93, 6, 233
#5D21D0 93, 33, 208
Strong Purple
#875692 135, 86, 146
Strong Violet
#604E97 96, 78, 151
#7A687F 122, 104, 127
#624E9A 98, 78, 154
#AD03DE 173, 3, 222
#714693 113, 70, 147
#646077 100, 96, 119
#534491 83, 68, 145
#9400D3 148, 0, 211
Moderate Violet
#604E81 96, 78, 129
#523C94 82, 60, 148
#510AC9 81, 10, 201
#663399 102, 51, 153
#605B73 96, 91, 115
#3A18B1 58, 24, 177
#4F2398 79, 35, 152
#7E1E9C 126, 30, 156
Grayish Violet
#554C69 85, 76, 105
#6C3082 108, 48, 130
#2000B1 32, 0, 177
#731E8F 115, 30, 143
#3F307F 63, 48, 127
#4E4562 78, 69, 98
#563C5C 86, 60, 92
#602F6B 96, 47, 107
#2C0E8C 44, 14, 140
#3A2A6A 58, 42, 106
#3C1F76 60, 31, 118
#4F1C70 79, 28, 112
#4E2A5A 78, 42, 90
#3E0480 62, 4, 128
#380282 56, 2, 130
#4B0082 75, 0, 130
#363050 54, 48, 80
#3C0878 60, 8, 120
#220878 34, 8, 120
#380474 56, 4, 116
#431560 67, 21, 96
#4B006E 75, 0, 110
#33036B 51, 3, 107
#26056A 38, 5, 106
#381A51 56, 26, 81
#290C5E 41, 12, 94
#260368 38, 3, 104
Very Deep Purple
#401A4C 64, 26, 76
#32174D 50, 23, 77
#350E57 53, 14, 87
#2B194F 43, 25, 79
#2F2140 47, 33, 64
#32293A 50, 41, 58
#2A0359 42, 3, 89
#1F0954 31, 9, 84
#2A2630 42, 38, 48
#262335 38, 35, 53
#410056 65, 0, 86
#2C2133 44, 33, 51
#292130 41, 33, 48
#350E42 53, 14, 66
#291E30 41, 30, 48
#240A40 36, 10, 64
#2C1632 44, 22, 50
#1B1035 27, 16, 53
#1B0245 27, 2, 69
#34013F 52, 1, 63
#280137 40, 1, 55
#2A0134 42, 1, 52
#0D0332 13, 3, 50
#0A001C 10, 0, 28
#080110 8, 1, 16

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some common purple color names?

Common purple color names include many of the 168 shades listed on this page. Each name comes with its hex code and RGB values so you can use them in design work, CSS, or digital art.

How many purple color names are there?

Our database contains 168 named purple colors. This includes standard CSS color names, named colors from sources like Resene, XKCD, and Crayola, and traditional color names used in art and design.

Where do purple color names come from?

Color names come from many sources — nature, food, gemstones, flowers, places, and historical pigments. Some are standardized in CSS and design software, while others come from paint manufacturers and color naming systems like ISCC-NBS.

Can I use these purple color codes in my website?

Yes. Every color on this page includes a hex code that works in CSS, HTML, and any design tool that accepts hex values. Click a color swatch to copy its hex code to your clipboard.

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