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Purple Color Palettes

Purple palettes range from regal to playful depending entirely on the neutrals beside them. Its main colours include periwinkle (#c0bcf2), seafoam (#afe7af), dusty rose (#df7f99), steel blue (#4f71d1), brick red (#c83663), built as a triadic set around 285° on the colour wheel. Hex and RGB values for each swatch are listed below for quick copy.

Purple color palette hex codes

Main purple colours with named swatches, HEX and RGB. Derived from this tag's hue (285°), saturation (60%) and triadic scheme.

Purple color palette hex codes
SwatchNameHEXRGBCopy
Periwinkle swatchPeriwinkle#c0bcf2rgb(192, 188, 242)
Seafoam swatchSeafoam#afe7afrgb(175, 231, 175)
Dusty Rose swatchDusty Rose#df7f99rgb(223, 127, 153)
Steel Blue swatchSteel Blue#4f71d1rgb(79, 113, 209)
Brick Red swatchBrick Red#c83663rgb(200, 54, 99)
Pine swatchPine#288266rgb(40, 130, 102)
Coffee swatchCoffee#745e1ergb(116, 94, 30)
Indigo swatchIndigo#4f1562rgb(79, 21, 98)

Purple color palettes

About purple color palettes

Purple palettes range from regal to playful depending entirely on the neutrals beside them. This page collects 297 purple color palettes, each one generated and then filtered so that every scheme is actually usable in a real design rather than just pleasant to look at.

Most purple schemes anchor somewhere around amethyst (#ab3fcf), a cool hue sitting near 285 degrees on the color wheel at roughly 60% saturation. The palettes below span a lightness range of about 58 points, which is wide enough to give you a background, a mid-tone and a text color from the same set. Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel for a vibrant, well-balanced scheme.

When you build with purple, resist the urge to use it everywhere. Pick one swatch as your dominant colour, one as a supporting tone, and reserve the most saturated value for elements you genuinely want people to click. Everything else should be a neutral drawn from the same hue family so the whole interface feels deliberate.

Need something more specific? Generate a custom scheme with the AI color palette generator or extract one from a photo with the color palette from image tool.

Purple color palette FAQ

What colors are in a purple color palette?

A typical purple palette combines periwinkle (#c0bcf2), seafoam (#afe7af), dusty rose (#df7f99) and supporting tones. Purple palettes range from regal to playful depending entirely on the neutrals beside them.

What are the hex codes for purple?

Purple is a colour family rather than a single value. The main hex codes on this page are #c0bcf2, #afe7af, #df7f99, #4f71d1, #c83663, #288266, #745e1e, #4f1562, centred near #ab3fcf. Copy any value from the table above.

How do I use a purple color palette in my design?

Assign the lightest swatch to backgrounds, the darkest to text, and use the remaining colours for accents and states. Copy the palette as CSS variables or a Tailwind theme from any palette page so the tokens stay consistent across your project.

Are these purple palettes free to use?

Yes. All 297 palettes on this page are free for personal and commercial work, with no attribution and no account required. You can also type "purple" into the AI color palette generator to build a fresh scheme in the same range.