Pansy Purple is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Crimson, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Pansy Purple effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Pansy Purple is #78184A.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Pansy Purple has 47%% Red, 9% Green, and 29% Blue.
Pansy Purple has 329° Hue, 80% Saturation, and 47% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Pansy Purple has 329° Hue, 67% Saturation, and 28% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Pansy Purple has 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 38% yellow, and 53% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#78184A |
|
RGB |
(120, 24, 74) |
(47%, 9%, 29%) |
HSV |
(329°, 80, 47) |
(91%, 80%, 47%) |
HSL |
(329°, 67, 28) |
(91%, 67%, 28%) |
CMYK |
(0, 80, 38, 53) |
(0%, 80%, 38%, 53%) |
The natural luminance of Pansy Purple is 5%, which is low.
Pansy Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Pansy Purple and black have a 2.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Pansy Purple and white have a 10.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (2.0) |
AAA (10.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Pansy Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 24% Red, 13% Magenta, 53% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
24%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
13%
Black
53%
White
9%
To mix Pansy Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 25% Magenta, 12% Yellow, 53% Black, 9% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
25%
Yellow
12%
Black
53%
White
9%
Colors similar to Pansy Purple are: Dark Raspberry, Rose Bud Cherry, Red Purple, Velvet, and Mulberry. Dark Raspberry is paler and lighter than Pansy Purple. Rose Bud Cherry is brighter than Pansy Purple. Red Purple is brighter than Pansy Purple. Velvet is more magenta and brighter than Pansy Purple. Mulberry is brighter than Pansy Purple.