Color Name
Purple Navy
Hex Color Code
#4E5180
RGB Color Code
RGB(78, 81, 128)
CMYK Values*
39.1%, 36.7%, 0.0%, 49.8%
Color Family (Hue)
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Purple Navy is a moderate purplish-blue color used by some navies.

What color is Purple Navy?

Purple Navy color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Purple Navy is #4E5180, and the RGB color code is RGB(78, 81, 128).

In the RGB color model, Purple Navy has a red value of 78, a green value of 81, and a blue value of 128. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 39.1% cyan, 36.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 49.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 236.4° (degrees), 24.3 % saturation, and 40.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Purple Navy has a hue of 236.4° (degrees), 39.1 % saturation and 50.2 % brightness/value.

Purple Navy is cool or warm?

The color Purple Navy is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Purple Navy? (For interior and product design)

Purple Navy has an LRV of nearly 9.1. 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.

Dark Color
Purple Navy
LRV 9.1
Light Color

Compare LRV 9.1 of Purple Navy with dark and light color

Is Purple Navy Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Purple Navy 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 Navy color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #4E5180
Hex triplet
#4E5180
Red
4E
Green
51
Blue
80
RGBA / RGB rgb(78, 81, 128)
Red
78 (30.6%)
Green
81 (31.8%)
Blue
128 (50.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
39.06%
Magenta
36.72%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
49.80%
HSL hsl(236.4deg, 24.3 %, 40.4 %)
Hue
236.4°
Saturation
24.27 %
Lightness
40.39 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
236.4°
Saturation
39.06 %
Brightness / Value
50.20 %
RYB ryb(95, 102, 153)
Red
95 (37.2%)
Yellow
102 (40.0%)
Blue
153 (59.9%)
HWB
Hue
236.4°
Whiteness
30.59 %
Blackness
49.80 %
CMY
Cyan
69.41%
Magenta
68.24%
Yellow
49.80%
XYZ
X
9.98
Y
9.06
Z
21.65
YXY
Y1
9.06
X
0.25
Y2
0.22
CIE-Lab
L
36.11
A
11.3
B
-26.89
CIE-Lch
L
36.11
C
29.17
H
292.79
CIE-Luv
L
36.11
U
-3.99
V
-38.26
Hunter-Lab
L
30.1
A
6.49
B
-21.56
Other
LRV
~ 9.1 %
Munsell Color System
7.7PB 3.5/5.7

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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.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Purple Navy

These are the named colors closest to Purple Navy , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#4E5180 Color Purple Navy
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#483D8B Color Dark Slate Blue
91.98% match | ΔE 8.02
#666699 Color Dark Blue Gray
91.98% match | ΔE 8.02
#435770 Color Midnight Haze
91.33% match | ΔE 8.67

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

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#535486 Color PANTONE 7673 C
98.50% match | ΔE 1.50
#464E7E Color PANTONE 2111 C
98.02% match | ΔE 1.98
#3E4F80 Color PANTONE 4142 C
95.80% match | ΔE 4.20
#565294 Color PANTONE 7670 C
95.70% match | ΔE 4.30

RAL Design

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Pantone TCX

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British Standard 4800

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Paint similar to Purple Navy

These are the real paint colors closest to Purple Navy from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Purple Navy once it is on a wall.


PPG Paints

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Behr

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Valspar

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Sherwin Williams

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Benjamin Moore

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Dunn-Edwards

Purple Navy color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Purple Navy to Dunn-Edwards


Farrow & Ball

Purple Navy color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Purple Navy to Farrow & Ball

#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)
93.98% match | ΔE 6.02
#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)
88.30% match | ΔE 11.70
#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)
88.11% match | ΔE 11.89
#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)
85.54% match | ΔE 14.46

Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

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 Color Palette

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.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#4E5180
Purple Navy
#807D4E
Dark Tan*

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 Navy - #4E5180?

Color that best contrast with Purple Navy - #4E5180 is #807D4E, color name is Dark Tan*. 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 Navy - #4E5180?

Complementary or Opposite color for Purple Navy - #4E5180 is #807D4E, color name is Dark Tan*.

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