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the color Purple
The meaning of the color Purple and color combinations to inspire your next design.
Purple is a mixture of blue and red and, thus, sits between the two in the color wheel. Its hex code is #A020F0. Purple has many variations, such as violet and amethyst, depending on the proportions of the two primary colors.
Purple has the balance of red’s stimulation and blue’s calming properties. It is traditionally associated with royalty, majesty, and nobility as well as having a spiritual or mysterious quality. Darker shades often represent luxury or opulence, while lighter shades are quite feminine, sentimental, and even nostalgic.
It works with blues, greens, oranges, and its complementary color, yellow, but it also combines well with other shades and tones of purple.
Looking for a different hue? The following colors are related to purple.
Information about Purple / #A020F0
In a RGB color space (made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue), hex #A020F0 is made of 62.7% red, 12.5% green and 94.1% blue. In a CMYK color space (also known as process color, or four color, and used in color printing), hex #A020F0 is made of 33% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Purple has a hue angle of 276.9 degrees, a saturation of 87.4% and a lightness of 53.3%.
Color conversion
The hexadecimal color #A020F0 has RGB values of R: 62.7, G: 12.5, B: 94.1 and CMYK values of C: 0.33, M: 0.87, Y: 0, K:0.06.
| Value | CSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Hex | a020f0 | #a020f0 |
| RGB Decimal | 160, 32, 240 | rgb(160,32,240) |
| RGB Percentage | 62.7, 12.5, 94.1 | rgb(62.7%, 12.5%, 94.1%) |
| CMYK | 33, 87, 0, 6 | |
| HSL | 276.9°, 87.4, 53.3 | hsl(276.9°, 87.4%, 53.3%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | 276.9°, 86.7, 94.1 | |
| Web Safe | 9933ff | #9933ff |
| CIE-LAB | 45.357, 78.735, -77.393 | |
| XYZ | 30.738, 14.798, 83.658 | |
| xyY | 0.238, 0.115, 14.798 | |
| CIE-LCH | 45.357, 110.404, 315.492 | |
| CIE-LUV | 45.357, 27.281, -120.237 | |
| Hunter-Lab | 38.468, 78.596, -108.108 | |
| Binary | 10100000, 00100000, 11110000 |
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