COLOR USAGE GUIDE · base
purple.
A case-sensitive color name from the built-in xcolor palette.
A lot of possibility.purple · base
Color specification
- Color set
- base
- Native model
- rgb
- Native values
- 0.75,0,0.25
- Screen hex
- #BF0040
Screen values are approximate. CMYK previews use xcolor’s conversion; printed output depends on your driver and color profile.
\definecolor{mypurple}{rgb}{0.75,0,0.25}Use purple in your document
1. Load the color set
Add this to your preamble before \begin{document}.
\usepackage{xcolor}2. Color some text
Apply color to a word, sentence, or heading.
\textcolor{purple}{A little color goes a long way.}Add a background
Place a colored box behind a small piece of text.
\colorbox{purple!20}{Highlighted text}Make a lighter shade
Mix 40% purple with 60% white.
\colorlet{myShade}{purple!40}
\textcolor{myShade}{A softer shade}