Purple Iris is a medium dark bright shade of Purple. It belongs to the color family Dark Purple, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Purple Iris is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Purple Iris is #571B7E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Purple Iris has 34%% Red, 11% Green, and 49% Blue.
Purple Iris has 276° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 49% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Purple Iris has 276° Hue, 65% Saturation, and 30% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Purple Iris has 31% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow, and 51% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#571B7E |
|
RGB |
(87, 27, 126) |
(34%, 11%, 49%) |
HSV |
(276°, 79, 49) |
(77%, 79%, 49%) |
HSL |
(276°, 65, 30) |
(77%, 65%, 30%) |
CMYK |
(31, 79, 0, 51) |
(31%, 79%, 0%, 51%) |
The natural luminance of Purple Iris is 4%, which is low.
Purple Iris has a higher contrast with white than black.
Purple Iris and black have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Purple Iris and white have a 11.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
4% |
insufficient (1.9) |
AAA (11.3) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Purple Iris paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Blue, 17% Magenta, 51% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
22%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
17%
Black
51%
White
11%
To mix Purple Iris paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Cyan, 28% Magenta, 51% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Cyan
11%
Magenta
28%
Yellow
0%
Black
51%
White
11%
Colors similar to Purple Iris are: Honey Flower, Purple Monster, Purple Jam, Daisy Bush, and Meteorite. Honey Flower is paler than Purple Iris. Purple Monster is more blue than Purple Iris. Purple Jam is more magenta and paler than Purple Iris. Daisy Bush is more blue than Purple Iris. Meteorite is more blue and paler than Purple Iris.