Shades of Purple & Names with HEX, RGB Color Codes

Listing popular tints and dark shades of purple, including color names of the different variations, with Hex and RGB color codes. This resource provides many of the most popular variations of the light and dark shades of the secondary RYB color, purple. This list aims to be useful for graphic designers, motion and website designing, and interior designers.

Purple and its varying shades are common colors in the natural world with blossoming flowers. It’s also very popular, and often a favorite color for women, it was my mothers favorite color. The most popular shades of purple include, Lavender, Lilac, Amethyst, and Mauve is very popular in the world of interior design.

On the RGB model Purple is a shade of Magenta. In paint it’s created by mixing Red and Blue. It’s made up of only Red and Blue, however it moves towards black which makes it dark.

Shades of Purple – Names & Color Codes

Violet has the lowest wavelength on the visible spectrum, it’s a light purple blue color.

Lilac is a light tint of purple with a slight violet tone, resembling the average color of the Lilac flower.

Lavender is a rich light tint with a blue undertone to it. See the link for more on Lilac and Lavender colors.

Iris is a medium light tint, with a violet/blue tone, it’s the color of the Iris flower.

Mauve color is a low brightness, and a very pale tint and somewhat popular with interior design.

Eggplant is deep shade with a blue or brown tone, representing the skin color of eggplants found in certain European regions.  

Amethyst is a bright tint of purple and represents the common color of the Amethyst crystal. 

Indigo color is deep and one of the more popular shades of purple with a strong blue tone, however it has a few variations shown below.

Grape is a medium dark shade of purple. Grapes come in a few different colors, some varieties can resemble this dark purple shade.

Orchid is a light tint and representative of the average color of the Orchid flower.

Floral is a light tint with a blue undertone, this is very similar to Lavender.

Plum is a dark purple with a red and brownish tinge, it’s the common or average color of the plum fruit.

Wine purple is a dark shade with a red and brown appearance.

Raisin is a dark shade of purple with a reddish influence.

This is the color of Jazzberry Jam, it’s a purple which has a medium brightness with a red tinge.  

Periwinkle purple is light tint with a relativity strong undertone of blue.

Named after Mulberry Jam, it’s a relativity weak shade of purple with a red undertone.

Heather is a light tint and weaker purple variation, it’s a common color used with the creation of fabrics.

Sangria is a deep dark shade named after the wine, it has a reddish influence.

Boysenberry is a deep purple representing the dark color of the berry. It’s also made up of red and magenta.

Dark Magenta is a bright and strong variation, it’s made from red and violet and it has a pinkish tinge.

Electric is definitely on the list for one of the most attractive shades of purple, it’s a mix of purple and magenta.

Royal purple represent a color that was once worn and used by royalty, when only royalty could afford the dye.

Heliotrope is a light tint of purple, more like violet with a pinkish tinge. It comes from the flower of the same name.