Royal Purple is a medium dark bright shade of Purple. It belongs to the color family Dark Purple, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Royal Purple is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Royal Purple is #4B006E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Royal Purple has 29%% Red, 0% Green, and 43% Blue.
Royal Purple has 281° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 43% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Royal Purple has 281° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 22% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Royal Purple has 32% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow, and 57% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4B006E |
|
RGB |
(75, 0, 110) |
(29%, 0%, 43%) |
HSV |
(281°, 100, 43) |
(78%, 100%, 43%) |
HSL |
(281°, 98, 22) |
(78%, 98%, 22%) |
CMYK |
(32, 100, 0, 57) |
(32%, 100%, 0%, 57%) |
The natural luminance of Royal Purple is 3%, which is low.
Royal Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Royal Purple and black have a 1.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Royal Purple and white have a 13.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
3% |
insufficient (1.5) |
AAA (13.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Royal Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 21% Blue, 22% Magenta, 57% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
21%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
22%
Black
57%
White
0%
To mix Royal Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 10% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 57% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
10%
Magenta
33%
Yellow
0%
Black
57%
White
0%
Colors similar to Royal Purple are: Indigo, Ripe Plum, Kingfisher Daisy, Cherry Pie, and Deep Purple. Indigo is more purple than Royal Purple. Ripe Plum is more magenta than Royal Purple. Kingfisher Daisy is more blue and paler than Royal Purple. Cherry Pie is more blue and paler than Royal Purple. Deep Purple is more magenta than Royal Purple.