Dark Purple is a dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Magenta, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Dark Purple is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Dark Purple is #35063E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Dark Purple has 21%% Red, 2% Green, and 24% Blue.
Dark Purple has 290° Hue, 90% Saturation, and 24% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Dark Purple has 290° Hue, 84% Saturation, and 13% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Dark Purple has 15% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow, and 76% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#35063E |
|
RGB |
(53, 6, 62) |
(21%, 2%, 24%) |
HSV |
(290°, 90, 24) |
(81%, 90%, 24%) |
HSL |
(290°, 84, 13) |
(81%, 84%, 13%) |
CMYK |
(15, 90, 0, 76) |
(15%, 90%, 0%, 76%) |
The natural luminance of Dark Purple is 1%, which is low.
Dark Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Dark Purple and black have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Dark Purple and white have a 16.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
1% |
insufficient (1.2) |
AAA (16.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Dark Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Blue, 16% Magenta, 76% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
6%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
16%
Black
76%
White
2%
To mix Dark Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Cyan, 19% Magenta, 76% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
3%
Magenta
19%
Yellow
0%
Black
76%
White
2%
Colors similar to Dark Purple are: Deep Purple, Very Dark Purple, Midnight Purple, Deep Violet, and Mardi Gras. Deep Purple is brighter than Dark Purple. Very Dark Purple is brighter than Dark Purple. Midnight Purple is more purple and brighter than Dark Purple. Deep Violet is more red than Dark Purple. Mardi Gras is more magenta and brighter than Dark Purple.