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27 Examples of Purple Color Combinations

John Spacey, December 01, 2019

Purple is an unusual color in nature such that it is perceived as distinctive, bold and quirky. As such, it is difficult to match as it clashes with most colors. The most common approach to matching purple is to use neutrals such as black, brown, grey and white. It is also possible to match purple with blue and other colors may work on a case-by-case basis. Purple has very high contrast with its complementary color yellow. However, this combination is rarely used for high visibility applications such as safety as compared to other complementary colors such as blue and orange. The following are examples of purple color combinations.

Midnight Purple
#280137

Midnight Navy
#34414e

Zeus
#3b3c38

Zeus Purple
#660077

Grape
#6c3461

Yellow Jasmine
#eee8aa

Cool Charcoal
#807b76

Hot Purple
#cb00f5

Benikakehana
#5a4f74

Bright Pink
#fe01b1

Pastel Purple
#b39eb5

Pastel Pink
#dea5a4

Deep Teal
#00555a

Deep Purple
#36013f

Vintage Wine
#65344e

Dandelion Wine
#fcf2b9

Imperial Primer
#21303e

Imperial Purple
#542c5d

Mulberry Purple
#493c62

Mulberry Thorn
#c57f2e

Clear Chill
#1e90ff

Clear Purple
#412a7a

Forest Green
#154406

Italian Plum
#533146

Blue Aster
#0077b3

Aster
#7d74a8

Grand Bleu
#015482

Grand Purple
#534778

Purple Basil
#5c4450

Chili Pepper
#9b1b30

Chaos Black
#0f0f0f

Gothic Grape
#473951

Maximum Purple
#733380

True Khaki
#b8ae98

Dirty Purple
#734a65

Dirty Snow
#cdced5

Alien
#415764

Alien Purple
#490648

American Purple
#431c53

American Yellow
#f2b400

Bluebird
#009dae

Pickled Beet
#4d233d

Bison Beige
#9f9180

Bright Purple
#be03fd

Awkward Purple
#d208cc

Confident Yellow
#ffcc13

Dark Side of the Moon
#070d0d

Dark Purple
#35063e

Eggplant
#430541

Eggplant Ash
#656579

Kuroi
#14151d

Murasaki
#4f284b

Purple Pennant
#432c47

White Spruce
#9fbdad

Notes

Violet and purple are two colors that have nothing in common in terms of their wavelengths of light but are perceived as the same color. In fact, most display technologies do not emit violet light but simulate it with purple.

Overview: Purple Color Combinations
Type	Color Combinations
Matches With	White Black Grey Brown Blue
Clashes With	Red Pink Orange Green
High Contrast With	Yellow
Related Concepts	Color Combinations » Color Perception » Neutral Colors » Complementary Color » Violet » Purple »