Are you looking for shades of purple color? Whether you are a designer or working on a project, here is a comprehensive visual list of purple shades and their names to help you decide on the perfect hue for your needs.
Purple is often seen as a colour of wealth, power and imagination. For this reason there is a huge interest in light shades of purple as well as darker shades with reddish or blue tones.
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Shades of Purple Color
Purple has been the color of nobility and royalty since ancient times and is associated with power, luxury, and ambition. Purple is associated with extravagance, wisdom, pride, grandeur, and magic. It may also represent mystery, the supernatural, or transformation.
Purple is a combination of blue and red, so it has the calmness of blue and the energy of red. When it comes to warm and cool colors, purples with more red in their composition are warmer than those with more blue.
Purple has been considered a sacred color since antiquity, with correlations to spirituality, the higher self, and fulfillment.
Purple is associated with nobility and royalty because the pigment was once costly and difficult to obtain. As a result, only the upper class of society could afford it.
Producing the Tyrian purple pigment was highly costly. As a result, purple is associated with aristocracy.
In this article, we will discuss about the shades of purple color including their names, as well as their Hex, RGB, and CMYK codes.
We will also highlight shades of purple pink (which have more red in their composition), and blue purple shades (shades of purple with more blue).
Purple Shades
Amora Purple
Hex #BB22AA
RGB 187, 34, 170
CMYK 0, 82, 9, 27
Awkward Purple
Hex #D208CC
RGB 210, 8, 204
CMYK 0, 96, 3, 18
Cotinga Purple
Hex #340059
RGB 52, 0, 89
CMYK 42, 100, 0, 65
Dark Purple
Hex #35063E
RGB 53, 6, 62
CMYK 15, 90, 0, 76
Elegant Purple Gown
Hex #552367
RGB 85, 35, 103
CMYK 17, 66, 0, 60
Explosive Purple
Hex #CC11BB
RGB 204, 17, 187
CMYK 0, 92, 8, 20
Extraviolet
Hex #661188
RGB 102, 17, 136
CMYK 25, 88, 0, 47
Haunted Purple
Hex #991177
RGB 153, 17, 119
CMYK 0, 89, 22, 40
Illicit Purple
Hex #BF77F6
RGB 191, 119, 246
CMYK 22, 52, 0, 4
Imperial Purple
Hex #542C5D
RGB 84, 44, 93
CMYK 10, 53, 0, 64
Matt Purple
Hex #9370DB
RGB 147, 112, 219
CMYK 33, 49, 0, 14.
Muted Purple
Hex #805B87
RGB 128, 91, 135
CMYK 5, 33, 0, 47
Neon Purple
Hex #BC13FE
RGB 188, 19, 254
CMYK 26, 93, 0, 0
Neon Violet
Hex #674876
RGB 103, 72, 118
CMYK 13, 39, 0, 54
Opulent Purple
Hex #673362
RGB 103, 51, 98
CMYK 0, 50, 5, 60
Pastel Purple
Hex #B39EB5
RGB 179, 158, 181
CMYK 1, 13, 0, 29.
Pastel Violet
Hex #CB99C9
RGB 203, 153, 201
CMYK 0, 25, 1, 20
Persian Luxury Purple
Hex #990077
RGB 153, 0, 119
CMYK 0, 100, 22, 40
Petrified Purple
Hex #9C87C1
RGB 156, 135, 193
CMYK 19, 30, 0, 24
Pleasant Purple
Hex #8833AA
RGB 136, 51, 170
CMYK 20, 70, 0, 33
Poison Purple
Hex #7F01FE
RGB 127, 1, 254
CMYK 50, 100, 0, 0
Poison Purple Paradise
Hex #B300FF
RGB 179, 0, 255
CMYK 30, 100, 0, 0
Prickly Purple
Hex #A264BA
RGB 162, 100, 186
CMYK 13, 46, 0, 27
Psychedelic Purple
Hex #DD00FF
RGB 221, 0, 255
CMYK 13, 100, 0, 0
Punk Rock Purple
Hex #BB11AA
RGB 187, 17, 170
CMYK 0, 91, 9, 27
Purple
Hex #800080
RGB 128, 0, 128
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 50
Purple Climax
Hex #8800FF
RGB 136, 0, 255
CMYK 47, 100, 0, 0
Purple Emperor
Hex #6633BB
RGB 102, 51, 187
CMYK 45, 73, 0, 27
Purple Excellency
Hex #943589
RGB 148, 53, 137
CMYK 0, 64, 7, 42
Purple Heart
Hex #69359C
RGB 105, 53, 156
CMYK 33, 66, 0, 39
Purple Ink
Hex #9A2CA0
RGB 154, 44, 160
CMYK 4, 72, 0, 37
Purple Passion
Hex #683D62
RGB 104, 61, 98
CMYK 0, 41, 6, 59
Purple Pirate
Hex #BB00AA
RGB 187, 0, 170
CMYK 0, 100, 9, 27
Purple Pizzazz
Hex #FE4EDA
RGB 254, 78, 218
CMYK 0, 69, 14., 0
Purple Pleasures
Hex #81459E
RGB 129, 69, 158
CMYK 18, 56., 0, 38
Purple Poodle
Hex #DAB4CC
RGB 218, 180, 204
CMYK 0, 17, 6, 15
Purple Pristine
Hex #7733AA
RGB 119, 51, 170
CMYK 30, 70, 0, 33
Purple Prose
Hex #543254
RGB 84, 50, 84
CMYK 0, 40, 0, 67
Purple Protégé
Hex #593569
RGB 89, 53, 105
CMYK 15, 50, 0, 59
Purple Rain
Hex #7442C8
RGB 116, 66, 200
CMYK 42, 67, 0, 22
Purple Sultan
Hex #853682
RGB 133, 54, 130
CMYK 0, 59, 2, 48
Purple Velour
Hex #581A57
RGB 88, 26, 87
CMYK 0, 70, 1, 65
Purple Void
Hex #442244
RGB 68, 34, 68
CMYK 0, 50, 0, 73
Royal Purpleness
Hex #881177
RGB 136, 17, 119
CMYK 0, 88, 12, 47
Spectacular Purple
Hex #BB02FE
RGB 187, 2, 254
CMYK 26, 99, 0, 0
Vicious Violet
Hex #8F509D
RGB 143, 80, 157
CMYK 9, 49, 0, 38
Violent Violet
Hex #7F00FF
RGB 127, 0, 255
CMYK 50, 100, 0, 0
Violet
Hex #9A0EEA
RGB 154, 14, 234
CMYK 34, 94, 0, 8
Violet Heaven
Hex #CDB7FA
RGB 205, 183, 250
CMYK 18, 27, 0, 2
Violet Poison
Hex #8601BF
RGB 134, 1, 191
CMYK 30, 99, 0, 25
Violet Velvet
Hex #B19CD9
RGB 177, 156, 217
CMYK 18, 28., 0, 15
Violet Vixen
Hex #883377
RGB 136, 51, 119
CMYK 0, 63, 12, 47
Vivid Violet
Hex #9F00FF
RGB 159, 0, 255
CMYK 38, 100, 0, 0
Voluptuous Violet
Hex #7711DD
RGB 119, 17, 221
CMYK 46, 92, 0, 13
Warm Purple
Hex #952E8F
RGB 149, 46, 143
CMYK 0, 69, 4, 42
Wild Violet
Hex #63209B
RGB 99, 32, 155
CMYK 36, 79, 0, 39
Different Shades of Purple Color
Lilac
Lilac is a pale purple named after lilac flowers as a medium shade of lilac. It is a soft purple with pinkish undertones that results from the combination of red and blue.
Lilac
Hex #B65FCF
RGB 182, 95, 207
CMYK 12, 54, 0, 19
Lavender
Lavender is a light purple with a blue undertone. It was named after the lovely lavender color of the flowers. Lavender, also known as light purple, is a graceful and elegant color that represents sophistication.
Lavender is regarded as a color associated with relaxation and calmness due to the numerous health benefits of lavender flowers.
Lavender
Hex #A689E1
RGB 166, 137, 225
CMYK 26, 39, 0, 12
Periwinkle
Periwinkle is a light version of purple with blue undertones. Moreover, periwinkle is considered a very pale bluish purple.
Periwinkle
Hex #CCCCFF
RGB 204, 204, 255
CMYK 20, 20, 0, 0
Midnight Purple
Midnight Purple is a dark shade of purple with high saturation.
Midnight Purple
Hex #702670
RGB 112, 38, 112
CMYK 0, 66, 0, 56
Luxury Purple
Purple is associated with extravagance and luxury. As a result, this excellent color was created.
Luxury Purple
Hex #743089
RGB 116, 48, 137
CMYK 15, 65, 0, 46
Mauve
Mauve is a light purple with blue and grey undertones. The mallow flower inspired the name. In the 19th century, the term was associated with the deep purple dye.
Mauve
Hex #E0B0FF
RGB 224, 176, 255
CMYK 12, 31, 0, 0
Royal purple
Royal purple is a purple with blue-magenta undertones. It’s a deeper blue than the well-known Tyrian purple. It is created by combining red and blue hues. Furthermore, this color was introduced as a Crayola crayon color in 1990.
Royal purple
Hex #7851A9
RGB 120, 81, 169
CMYK 29, 52, 0, 34
Heliotrope
It’s a pink-purple, named after the color of the heliotrope flower. So, it’s a purple with pink undertones.
Heliotrope
Hex #DF73FF
RGB 223, 115, 255
CMYK 13, 55, 0, 0
Amethyst
It’s a medium to light blue-magenta color. The hue is named after the famous gemstone of the same name.
Amethyst
Hex #9966CC
RGB 153, 102, 204
CMYK 25, 50, 0, 20
Violet
Within the visible spectrum, violet has the shortest wavelength, measuring between 380 and 450 nanometers. It is also considered a lighter shade of purple than other shades of purple.
Violet, unlike purple, has more blue tones and is a deeper color. It can be thought of as a softer version of purple. It is the color associated with the Crown Chakra.
Violet
Hex #8F00FF
RGB 143, 0, 255
CMYK 44, 100, 0, 0
Orchid
Orchid is a deep purple with pink and gray tones that is associated with the orchid flower’s bright purple color. Orchid colors typically range from purplish pink to grayish purple. This color’s name was first used in 1915. It pairs well with cool blues as a cool color.
Orchid
Hex #DA70D6
RGB 218, 112, 214
CMYK 0, 49, 2, 15
Fuchsia
Fuchsia is a vibrant purplish-pinkish color. It is referred to as the purple side of pink. Fuschia is an excellent choice if you want pink with purple undertones. It’s a cozy color.
Fuchsia
Hex #FF00FF
RGB 255, 0, 255
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 0
Phlox
Phlox is a magenta color with purple undertones that was inspired by the Garden phlox flower. The Paradise Phlox flower, interestingly, is blue in the morning and magenta in the afternoon. That’s how the Phlox color came to be: a combination of magenta and blue.
Phlox
Hex #DF00FF
RGB 223, 0, 255
CMYK 13, 100, 0, 0
Dark Magenta
Dark magenta is a shade of purple with more red. It is an energetic purple. Even though in the RGB color space, it has the same amount of red and blue, it can be considered a pinkish purple.
Dark Magenta
Hex #8B008B
RGB 139, 0, 139
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 45
Munsell Purple
Munsell Purple is a medium to dark shade of magenta, specifically one with more blue than red in the composition. It is part of Munsell’scolor group, which classifies colors based on chroma and value, which are equivalent to saturation and lightness.
Munsell Purple
Hex #9F00C5
RGB 159, 0, 197
CMYK 19, 100, 0, 23
Aesthetic Purple
It is one of the few purple shades that denotes elegance and sophistication. And that’s because of the higher proportion of blue in the color composition.
Aesthetic Purple
Hex #502380
RGB 80, 35, 128
CMYK 38, 73, 0, 50
Dark Purple Shades
The darkest purple shade include Void, Velour, Pompadour, Patriarch, Midnight, Palatinate, Byzantium, Mardi Gras, and Orchid.
Purple Void
Hex #442244
RGB 68, 34, 68
CMYK 0, 50, 0, 73
Purple Velour
Hex #581A57
RGB 88, 26, 87
CMYK 0, 70, 1, 65
Pompadour
Hex #720058
RGB 114, 0, 88
CMYK 0, 100, 23, 55
Patriarch
Hex #800080
RGB 128, 0, 128
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 50
Midnight
Hex #702670
RGB 112, 38, 112
CMYK 0, 66, 0, 56
Palatinate
Hex #72246C
RGB 114, 36, 108
CMYK 0, 68, 5, 55
Byzantium
Hex #702963
RGB 112, 41, 99
CMYK 0, 63, 12, 56
Mardi Gras
Hex #880085
RGB 136, 0, 133
CMYK 0, 100, 2, 47
Lipstick Stain
Hex #8E4785
RGB 142, 71, 133
CMYK 0, 50, 6, 44
Deep Magenta
Hex #CC00CC
RGB 204, 0, 204
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 20
Sunset Purple
Hex #A865B5
RGB 168, 101, 181
CMYK 7, 44, 0, 29
Lilac
Hex #B65FCF
RGB 182, 95, 207
CMYK 12, 54, 0, 19
Famous
Hex #FF00FF
RGB 255, 0, 255
CMYK 0, 100, 0, 0
Light Shades of Purple
The light shades of purple include Lavender Blush, Pale Purple, Little Princess, Thistle, Pale Lilac, Mauve, and Bright Lilac.
Light purple shades are soothing, calming colors that are ideal for anyone seeking a little more zen in their life. It’s like receiving a warm hug from your favorite person, but in color. And who doesn’t appreciate a good hug? In addition, light purple, also known as lavender, is a delicate shades that is associated with femininity, grace, and elegance.
Lavender Blush
Hex #FFF0F5
RGB 255, 240, 245
CMYK 0, 6, 4, 0
Pale Purple
Hex #FAE6FA
RGB 250, 230, 250
CMYK 0, 8, 0, 2
Little Princess
Hex #E9DCE5
RGB 233, 220, 229
CMYK 0, 6, 2, 9
Thistle
Hex #D8BFD8
RGB 216, 191, 216
CMYK 0, 10, 0, 15
Periwinkle
Hex #CCCCFF
RGB 204, 204, 255
CMYK 20, 20, 0, 0
Pale Lilac
Hex #E4CBFF
RGB 228, 203, 255
CMYK 11, 20, 0, 0
Mauve
Hex #E0B0FF
RGB 224, 176, 255
CMYK 12, 31, 0, 0
Medium_Lavender_Magenta
Hex #DDA0DD
RGB 221, 160, 221
CMYK 0, 24, 0, 13
Bright_Lilac
Hex #D891EF
RGB 216, 145, 239
CMYK 9, 37, 0, 6
Orchid
Hex #DA70D6
RGB 218, 112, 214
CMYK 0, 49, 2, 15
Blue Purple Shades
Looking for blue purple shades? Shades of purple with blue undertones include Electric Indigo, Violet, and Electric Violet. Having a higher amount of blue in the composition, these can be considered blue purple shades.
Here is a gradient in which the first four shades contain more blue, while the last four purple shades contain more red.
Shades of Purple Pink
The shades of purple pink include Steel Pink, Fashion Fuchsia and Magenta Process. They have a higher amount of red in their composition. For this reason, they can be considered pinkish shades of purple.
Here are some shades of purple pink.
History of the color purple
Despite its rarity in nature, the color purple has long been considered a sacred color.
The Ancient Phoenicians were the first to discover how to create a durable purple dye. This occurred around 3000 years ago in the Phoenician city of Tir, which is now located in Lebanon.
The color is named after a dye known as Tyrian purple. This was created using snail murex mucus. One ounce of pigment required 250,000 mollusks.
Purple was expensive and could only be afforded by emperors and kings because a small amount of dye required a large amount of snail mucus. As a result, clothing dyed with this pigment used to cost more than a year’s salary for a man.
Since ancient Rome and Egypt, purple has been associated with spirituality. Emperors were thus considered gods’ descendants. That is why it is so rich in symbolism.
In the Byzantine Empire, empresses gave birth in the purple room.
In 1856, the English chemist William Perkin created a synthetic violet compound in an attempt to synthesize quinine, a known malaria treatment. Tyrian violet was the name given to this dye after it was patented. The color was later renamed purple.
What is the purple hex code?
Purple is located between blue and red on the color wheel, as it is an equal mixture of the two colors. The purple hex code is #800080. Purple is a secondary color in the RYB color model.
Since it is a mix of blue and red, there are plenty of variations of purple. Even the same shade has multiple variations.
Here are the most popular purple hex codes:
| COLOR | NAME | HEX CODE | RGB CODE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Purple | #CBC3E3 | rgb(203, 195, 227) | |
| Purple | #800080 | rgb(128, 0, 128) | |
| Dark Purple | #301934 | rgb(48, 25, 52) | |
| Amaranth | #9F2B68 | rgb(159, 43, 104) | |
| Eggplant | #483248 | rgb(72, 50, 72) | |
| Lavender | #E6E6FA | rgb(230, 230, 250) | |
| Periwinkle | #CCCCFF | rgb(204, 204, 255) | |
| Mauve | #E0B0FF | rgb(224, 176, 255) | |
| Lilac | #AA98A9 | rgb(170, 152, 169) | |
| Thistle | #D8BFD8 | rgb(216, 191, 216) | |
| Wisteria | #BDB5D5 | rgb(189, 181, 213) | |
| Violet | #7F00FF | rgb(127, 0, 255) | |
| Orchid | #DA70D6 | rgb(218, 112, 214) | |
| Plum | #673147 | rgb(103, 49, 71) | |
| Tyrian Purple | #630330 | rgb(99, 3, 48) | |
| Iris | #5D3FD3 | rgb(93, 63, 211) |
What are the different shades of purple?
The most popular shades of purple include lavender, violet, amethyst, mauve, thistle, periwinkle, wisteria, lilac, indigo, and iris. However, there are different shades of purple, from deep and dark versions like dark purple and eggplant to light and pastel shades like thistle, periwinkle, or lavender.
Furthermore, shades can vary from bluish purples like periwinkle and lavender blue to reddish purples like fuchsia, phlox, and magenta.
FAQs
90+ Shades of Purple with Names, Hex, RGB, & CMYK? ›
Information about Purple / #A020F0
In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #A020F0 is made of 33% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.
Information about Purple / #A020F0
In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #A020F0 is made of 33% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.
Tyrian Purple (#66023C)
Because of this, people considered the natural dye rare and only fit for royals and nobility. Also known as Imperial Purple, the illustrious shade consists of 40% red, 23.53% blue, and 0.78% green.
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #800080 |
| RGB | 128, 0, 128 |
| CMYK | 0, 1, 0, 0.5 |
| Name | Hex Code | RGB Code |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender | #E6E6FA | rgb(230, 230, 250) |
| Light Purple | #CBC3E3 | rgb(203, 195, 227) |
| Light Violet | #CF9FFF | rgb(207, 159, 255) |
| Lilac | #AA98A9 | rgb(170, 152, 169) |
CMYK Purples
Regal purple tones are CMYK-friendly. A 3:2 magenta-to-cyan ratio is an excellent place to start (79-100-0-0).
The color Bright purple is often represented by the code CMYK(25 98 0 1) which in a general sense, marks the composition proportions of primary colors. Using this code, we should be able to mix Cyan, Magenta, Blue and Black pgiments to get the same color depicted here.
What is the most expensive purple? ›Composition and Properties of Tyrian Purple
“The topic of Tyrian purple abounds with superlatives. It is the oldest, most well-known, most expensive, most prestigious and most vivid dye or pigment.
The most prized and expensive dye was called Tyrian purple, which came from small mollusks called murex snails. The natural historian Pliny remarked on the rather unpleasant smell of the murex conchylium — one of the marine gastropods often used to produce the prized purplish-red dye.
What is the royal shade of purple? ›WHAT IS ROYAL PURPLE? Also known as Tyrian purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, the shade is made by mixing red and blue hues. Royal Purple was officially launched as a Crayola crayon colour in 1990.
What is the hex code for Galaxy purple? ›
What are the RGB, HEX and LRV values for Sherwin Williams HGSW1407 Galaxy Purple? The RGB values for Sherwin Williams HGSW1407 Galaxy Purple are 216, 222, 231 and the HEX code is #D8DEE7.
What is the hex code for most vibrant purple? ›The color Vibrant Purple corresponds to the hex code #AD03DE.
What is the hex code for the brightest purple? ›HTML color code for #6A0DAD.
What is the most popular color code for purple? ›Purple - #800080 Hex Code, Shades and Complementary Colors.
What is the hex code for lila purple? ›The lilac hex code is #C8A2C8.
What are the most vibrant CMYK colors? ›The most brilliant colors achievable using CMYK are solids. First, 100% of cyan, magenta, and yellow will appear as the most colorful colors available in print. Again, these colors will not come out as bright as they appear onscreen.
What is the code for shiny purple? ›Bright purple is a vivid shade of purple with the hex code #BF40BF, made from almost twice as much magenta as cyan in the CMYK color system.
Why do CMYK color look dull? ›Because the RGB scheme has a greater range of colors, CMYK cannot produce brighter colors. These hues are beyond the CMYK range and will come out darker and more dull when printed than what you see on your display.
What is the brightest purple color? ›Thus, electric purple is the purest and brightest purple that it is possible to display on a computer screen. Its RGB code is (191, 0, 255). An old name for this color, used by Robert Ridgway in his 1912 book on color nomenclature, Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, is true purple.
How do I make my CMYK print more vibrant? ›CMYK is a 4 color process that creates an accurate tone for print. If you have a color that you want to be more vibrant your only option is to lower the amount of Black (K) in any color you are using.
What is the rarest color in the world? ›
Lapis lazuli, or natural ultramarine, is a rare stone used in art since Antiquity and found only in the mountains of modern-day Afghanistan and Iran.
What's the fanciest color? ›Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. Its lengthy grinding and washing process makes the natural pigment quite valuable—roughly ten times more expensive than the stone it comes from and as expensive as gold.
What is the most expensive color ever? ›Google "the most expensive pigment" and you'll find that Lapis Lazuli is believed to be the most expensive pigment ever created. It was pricier than its weight in gold.
What is the legendary color? ›Legendary is a soft, gray, millennial beige with a silvery undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a living room or exterior home.
Is purple more valuable than gold? ›Possibly invented in Phoenicia as far back as 1570BC, using the distilled glands of sea snails, “royal” or “Tyrian” purple dye was associated with regality and wealth in the ancient world and is believed to have been more valuable than gold.
Why is purple a luxury? ›Purple is a rare color in nature, and for the longest time, purple dyes were extremely difficult and expensive to produce. As a result, only the wealthiest and most powerful people could afford it. To this day, we think of purple as the color of royalty and luxury.
What shade of purple is in the rainbow? ›There is no purple light in a rainbow. When white light splits through a prism or refracts as it passes through a raindrop, expanding in to bands of multicolored light, nothing purple comes out the other end.
What color is twilight purple? ›Purple Twilight is a deep, bright, amethyst purple with a paisley purple undertone. It is a perfect paint color for an accent wall.
What is color purple for Queen Elizabeth? ›The color purple has been associated with royalty, power and wealth for centuries. In fact, Queen Elizabeth I forbad anyone except close members of the royal family to wear it. Purple's elite status stems from the rarity and cost of the dye originally used to produce it.
What is the color code for vintage purple? ›The hexadecimal color code #896f95 is a shade of magenta. In the RGB color model #896f95 is comprised of 53.73% red, 43.53% green and 58.43% blue. In the HSL color space #896f95 has a hue of 281° (degrees), 15% saturation and 51% lightness.
What is purple favorite color? ›
Purple as a favorite color is said to represent an artistic and unique individual, who is often very intuitive and deeply interested in spirituality. Lovers of purple are said to be a good judge of character, and a visionary with a great need to participate in humanitarian issues.
What is the best colour for purple? ›Gold, copper, and yellow are colors that go with dark purple, imparting a regal ambiance. And lilac, pink, and white are colors that go with light purple for a softer, delicate feel or a space for a child.
What are the CMYK Colours names? ›CMYK colors is a combination of CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW , and BLACK.
What are the color codes in CMYK? ›This page lists the CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-blacK) representation of color of the form cmyk(C%, M%, Y%, K%), where C, M, Y, and K are the percent values for the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black values of the color.
What are all the color codes in CMYK? ›CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. We use K to stand for black because if we used B, it could be confused with blue. Light on a screen is different from ink on page. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are called subtractive colors and differencebetween.org explains why.
What are the colours in RGB and CMYK list? ›Red, green, and blue (RGB) are the primary colors of light. Cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK) are the primary colors of printing.
What are RGB and CMYK color models? ›Simply put, CMYK is the color mode intended for printing with ink, such as business card designs. RGB is the color mode intended for screen displays. The more color added in CMYK mode, the darker the result. The more color added to RGB, the lighter the result.
What is CMYK and RGB color code? ›RGB refers to the primary colors of light, Red, Green and Blue, that are used in monitors, television screens, digital cameras and scanners. CMYK refers to the primary colors of pigment: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black.
Is HEX RGB or CMYK? ›HEX, which stands for Hexadecimal, is also used onscreen and is basically a short code for RGB color. A HEX color is a six-digit combination of letters and numbers.
What are the four colors in CMYK? ›Full colour printing is achieved by using just four ink colours – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black or CMYK (see box story below on what the K stands for). These are called process colours and full colour printing is also called 4 colour process printing.
Which color has the value CMYK 0000? ›
| RGB | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| HSL | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| HSV | 0° | 0° |
| CMYK | 0.00 | 0.00 1.00 |
| XYZ | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |