What color is Medium Purple?
Medium Purple color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Medium Purple is #9370DB, and the RGB color code is RGB(147, 112, 219).
In the RGB color model, Medium Purple has a red value of 147, a green value of 112, and a blue value of 219. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 32.9% cyan, 48.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 14.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 259.6° (degrees), 59.8 % saturation, and 64.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Medium Purple has a hue of 259.6° (degrees), 48.9 % saturation and 85.9 % brightness/value.
Medium Purple is cool or warm?
The color Medium Purple is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Medium Purple? (For interior and product design)
Medium Purple has an LRV of nearly 22.9. By LRV value, it is a medium 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 22.9 of Medium Purple with dark and light color
Is Medium Purple Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Medium 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
Medium Purple color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #9370DB
- Red
- 93
- Green
- 70
- Blue
- DB
- Red
- 147 (57.6%)
- Green
- 112 (43.9%)
- Blue
- 219 (85.9%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 32.88%
- Magenta
- 48.86%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 14.12%
- Hue
- 259.63°
- Saturation
- 59.78 %
- Lightness
- 64.90 %
- Hue
- 259.63°
- Saturation
- 48.86 %
- Brightness / Value
- 85.88 %
- Red
- 42 (16.5%)
- Yellow
- 27 (10.4%)
- Blue
- 106 (41.4%)
- Hue
- 259.63°
- Whiteness
- 43.92 %
- Blackness
- 14.12 %
- Cyan
- 42.35%
- Magenta
- 56.08%
- Yellow
- 14.12%
- X
- 30.61
- Y
- 22.91
- Z
- 69.83
- Y1
- 22.91
- X
- 0.25
- Y2
- 0.19
- L
- 54.98
- A
- 36.81
- B
- -50.1
- L
- 54.98
- C
- 62.17
- H
- 306.3
- L
- 54.98
- U
- 8.54
- V
- -82.29
- L
- 47.86
- A
- 30.42
- B
- -53
- LRV
- ~ 22.9 %
- Munsell Color System
- 1P 5.3/13
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 Medium Purple
These are the named colors closest to Medium Purple , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Medium Purple to Pantone PMS
Paint similar to Medium Purple
These are the real paint colors closest to Medium Purple from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Medium Purple once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Medium Purple to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Medium Purple to Valspar
Behr
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Medium Purple to Behr
Benjamin Moore
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Medium Purple to Benjamin Moore
PPG Paints
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Medium Purple to PPG Paints
Sherwin Williams
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Medium Purple to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Medium Purple color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Medium Purple to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Medium Purple - #9370DB 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 Medium Purple - #9370DB?
Color that best contrast with Medium Purple - #9370DB is #B8DB70, color name is June Bud*. 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 Medium Purple - #9370DB?
Complementary or Opposite color for Medium Purple - #9370DB is #B8DB70, color name is June Bud*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Medium Purple - #9370DB Color Images and Patterns
