Compare 214 Pantone purple references, including light lavender, violet and deeper plum directions. The featured swatches introduce several starting points, followed by the full collection organized by lightness. Blue-purple and red-purple can look quite different beside the same neutral, so explore both ends before settling on a palette. Copy HEX values for a digital draft, and keep the complete names when discussing samples or comparing the neighboring blue and pink collections.
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Light shades 22
Medium shades 79
Dark shades 113
Design & print notes
Decide between violet and plum
Place one blue-leaning purple and one red-leaning purple beside the colors already in your design. Compare them with any skin tones, product images or warm neutrals that will share the page. Use the same background and area for both candidates. This makes the choice about the relationship between colors rather than the appearance of an isolated, oversized swatch.
Use lightness to organize the palette
For a purple interface or diagram, assign different lightness levels to the background, accent and text instead of depending only on small hue changes. Check every text pairing in the contrast tool. If two purple categories remain hard to distinguish, add labels or patterns rather than adding more similar shades. Preview the smallest intended output, not only a large design canvas.
Review reproduction before committing
Share your shortlist with the printer early if purple is a key part of the design. Confirm the production method and compare its proposed result with the target reference. Include nearby blue and pink elements in the proof so their relationships can be reviewed together. Keep the approved sample for later comparison rather than relying on the screen brightness or a copied HEX value.
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