Dark Lavender is a medium dark medium bright shade of Purple. It belongs to the color family Pastel Purple, and it has medium lightness and medium saturation. Dark Lavender is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Lavender is #734F96.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Lavender has 45%% Red, 31% Green, and 59% Blue.
Dark Lavender has 270° Hue, 47% Saturation, and 59% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Lavender has 270° Hue, 31% Saturation, and 45% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Lavender has 23% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow, and 41% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#734F96 |
|
RGB |
(115, 79, 150) |
(45%, 31%, 59%) |
HSV |
(270°, 47, 59) |
(75%, 47%, 59%) |
HSL |
(270°, 31, 45) |
(75%, 31%, 45%) |
CMYK |
(23, 47, 0, 41) |
(23%, 47%, 0%, 41%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Lavender is 11%, which is low.
Dark Lavender has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Lavender and black have a 3.3:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Lavender and white have a 6.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
11% |
insufficient (3.3) |
AA (6.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Lavender paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 18% Blue, 9% Magenta, 41% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
18%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Black
41%
White
31%
To mix Dark Lavender paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 9% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 41% Black, 31% White, as shown below.
Cyan
9%
Magenta
19%
Yellow
0%
Black
41%
White
31%
Colors similar to Dark Lavender are: Butterfly Bush, Deep Lavender, Deluge, Purple Haze, and Deep Lilac. Butterfly Bush is more blue than Dark Lavender. Deep Lavender is lighter than Dark Lavender. Deluge is more blue and paler and lighter than Dark Lavender. Purple Haze is more blue and brighter and darker than Dark Lavender. Deep Lilac is more magenta and brighter and lighter than Dark Lavender.