Dark Pastel Purple is a light medium bright shade of Purple. It belongs to the color family Pastel Purple, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Dark Pastel Purple is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Pastel Purple is #966FD6.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Pastel Purple has 59%% Red, 44% Green, and 84% Blue.
Dark Pastel Purple has 263° Hue, 48% Saturation, and 84% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Pastel Purple has 263° Hue, 56% Saturation, and 64% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Pastel Purple has 30% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow, and 16% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#966FD6 |
|
RGB |
(150, 111, 214) |
(59%, 44%, 84%) |
HSV |
(263°, 48, 84) |
(73%, 48%, 84%) |
HSL |
(263°, 56, 64) |
(73%, 56%, 64%) |
CMYK |
(30, 48, 0, 16) |
(30%, 48%, 0%, 16%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Pastel Purple is 23%, which is low.
Dark Pastel Purple has a higher contrast with black than white.
Dark Pastel Purple and black have a 5.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Dark Pastel Purple and white have a 3.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
23% |
AA (5.5) |
insufficient (3.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Pastel Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 31% Blue, 9% Magenta, 16% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
31%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Black
16%
White
44%
To mix Dark Pastel Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 15% Cyan, 25% Magenta, 16% Black, 44% White, as shown below.
Cyan
15%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
0%
Black
16%
White
44%
Colors similar to Dark Pastel Purple are: Amethyst, Medium Purple, Crocus Purple, Purple Sage Bush, and Moody Blue. Amethyst is more magenta and darker than Dark Pastel Purple. Medium Purple is more blue and brighter and darker than Dark Pastel Purple. Crocus Purple is more blue and brighter than Dark Pastel Purple. Purple Sage Bush is more blue and brighter and darker than Dark Pastel Purple. Moody Blue is more blue and paler than Dark Pastel Purple.