Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military award with a heart shape medal made of purple cloth.
What color is Purple Heart?
Purple Heart color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Purple Heart is #69359C, and the RGB color code is RGB(105, 53, 156).
In the RGB color model, Purple Heart has a red value of 105, a green value of 53, and a blue value of 156. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 32.7% cyan, 66.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 38.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 270.3° (degrees), 49.3 % saturation, and 41.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Purple Heart has a hue of 270.3° (degrees), 66.0 % saturation and 61.2 % brightness/value.
Purple Heart is cool or warm?
The color Purple Heart is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color
What is the LRV of Purple Heart? (For interior and product design)
Purple Heart has an LRV of nearly 7.9. By LRV value, it is a 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 7.9 of Purple Heart with dark and light color
Is Purple Heart Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Purple Heart 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
Purple Heart color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #69359C
- Red
- 69
- Green
- 35
- Blue
- 9C
- Red
- 105 (41.2%)
- Green
- 53 (20.8%)
- Blue
- 156 (61.2%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 32.69%
- Magenta
- 66.03%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 38.82%
- Hue
- 270.29°
- Saturation
- 49.28 %
- Lightness
- 40.98 %
- Hue
- 270.29°
- Saturation
- 66.03 %
- Brightness / Value
- 61.18 %
- Red
- 94 (36.9%)
- Yellow
- 68 (26.6%)
- Blue
- 153 (59.8%)
- Hue
- 270.29°
- Whiteness
- 20.78 %
- Blackness
- 38.82 %
- Cyan
- 58.82%
- Magenta
- 79.22%
- Yellow
- 38.82%
- X
- 13.1
- Y
- 7.95
- Z
- 32.3
- Y1
- 7.95
- X
- 0.25
- Y2
- 0.15
- L
- 33.88
- A
- 43.28
- B
- -47.38
- L
- 33.88
- C
- 64.18
- H
- 312.41
- L
- 33.88
- U
- 13.54
- V
- -68.8
- L
- 28.2
- A
- 33.59
- B
- -48.18
- LRV
- ~ 7.9 %
- Munsell Color System
- 2P 3.2/12.5
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 Purple Heart
These are the named colors closest to Purple Heart , 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
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Purple Heart to Pantone PMS
Pantone TCX
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Purple Heart to Pantone TCX
Paint similar to Purple Heart
These are the real paint colors closest to Purple Heart from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Purple Heart once it is on a wall.
Benjamin Moore
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Purple Heart to Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Purple Heart to Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Purple Heart to Valspar
PPG Paints
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Purple Heart to PPG Paints
Sherwin Williams
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Purple Heart to Sherwin Williams
Behr
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Purple Heart to Behr
Farrow & Ball
Purple Heart color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Purple Heart to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Purple Heart - #69359C 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 Purple Heart - #69359C?
Color that best contrast with Purple Heart - #69359C is #689C35, color name is Light Aloe 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 Purple Heart - #69359C?
Complementary or Opposite color for Purple Heart - #69359C is #689C35, color name is Light Aloe Green*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Purple Heart - #69359C Color Images and Patterns
