Black Purple is the darkest shade of purple.
What color is Black Purple?
Black Purple color belongs to the Purple Black color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Black Purple is #1A001A, and the RGB color code is RGB(26, 0, 26).
In the RGB color model, Black Purple has a red value of 26, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 26. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 89.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 5.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Black Purple has a hue of 300° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 10.2 % brightness/value.
Black Purple is cool or warm?
The color Black Purple is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Black Purple? (For interior and product design)
Black Purple has an LRV of nearly 0.3. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 0.3 of Black Purple with dark and light color
Is Black Purple Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Black Purple meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Black Purple color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #1A001A
- Red
- 1A
- Green
- 00
- Blue
- 1A
- Red
- 26 (10.2%)
- Green
- 0 (0.0%)
- Blue
- 26 (10.2%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 89.80%
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 5.10 %
- Hue
- 300°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 10.20 %
- Red
- 230 (90.1%)
- Yellow
- 206 (80.6%)
- Blue
- 230 (90.3%)
- Hue
- 300°
- Whiteness
- 0.00 %
- Blackness
- 89.80 %
- Cyan
- 89.80%
- Magenta
- 100.00%
- Yellow
- 89.80%
- X
- 0.61
- Y
- 0.29
- Z
- 1
- Y1
- 0.29
- X
- 0.32
- Y2
- 0.15
- L
- 2.66
- A
- 13.63
- B
- -9.74
- L
- 2.66
- C
- 16.76
- H
- 324.46
- L
- 2.66
- U
- 3.7
- V
- -4.79
- L
- 5.42
- A
- 10.66
- B
- -7.15
- LRV
- ~ 0.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 9.7P 0.3/2.2
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Black Purple
These are the named colors closest to Black Purple , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Paint similar to Black Purple
These are the real paint colors closest to Black Purple from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Black Purple once it is on a wall.
Valspar
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Black Purple to Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Black Purple to Benjamin Moore
Sherwin Williams
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Black Purple to Sherwin Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Black Purple to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Black Purple to Behr
PPG Paints
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Black Purple to PPG Paints
Farrow & Ball
Black Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Black Purple to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Black Purple - #1A001A color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Black Purple - #1A001A?
Color that best contrast with Black Purple - #1A001A is #001A00, color name is Black Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Black Purple - #1A001A?
Complementary or Opposite color for Black Purple - #1A001A is #001A00, color name is Black Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Black Purple - #1A001A Color Images and Patterns
