Purple is a moody, deep ink; adds drama and richness to layered prints.

Technical Colour Codes:

Use these values as an on-screen proxy (Adobe, Procreate etc) for your digital artwork. Note that physical soy-based inks have a depth that screens cannot fully replicate.

HEX: #393073  |  RGB: 57,48,115  |  CMYK: 90, 90, 22, 13  |  Pantone: 2685U

See how this ink behaves across hundreds of real-world projects in our RISO Archive. Filter by colour to see purple paired with various paper stocks and ink combinations.

To test the ink digitally, download our swatch files which include the .ASE palette file and scanned samples of the inks in 4 opacity levels (10%, 25%, 50%, and 100%). Or better yet - order a set of physical risograph print samples here.