Barney Purple is a medium dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Magenta, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Barney Purple effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Barney Purple is #A00498.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Barney Purple has 63%% Red, 2% Green, and 60% Blue.
Barney Purple has 303° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 63% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Barney Purple has 303° Hue, 96% Saturation, and 32% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Barney Purple has 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 5% yellow, and 37% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#A00498 |
|
RGB |
(160, 4, 152) |
(63%, 2%, 60%) |
HSV |
(303°, 98, 63) |
(84%, 98%, 63%) |
HSL |
(303°, 96, 32) |
(84%, 96%, 32%) |
CMYK |
(0, 98, 5, 37) |
(0%, 98%, 5%, 37%) |
The natural luminance of Barney Purple is 10%, which is low.
Barney Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Barney Purple and black have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Barney Purple and white have a 7.1:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
10% |
insufficient (3.0) |
AAA (7.1) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Barney Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Red, 55% Magenta, 37% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
6%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
55%
Black
37%
White
2%
To mix Barney Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 58% Magenta, 3% Yellow, 37% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
58%
Yellow
3%
Black
37%
White
2%
Colors similar to Barney Purple are: Violet Eggplant, Dark Magenta, Flirt, Fresh Eggplant, and Barney. Violet Eggplant is more magenta and paler than Barney Purple. Dark Magenta is more magenta and darker than Barney Purple. Flirt is more red than Barney Purple. Fresh Eggplant is more red and darker than Barney Purple. Barney is more purple and paler and lighter than Barney Purple.