Deep Purple is a dark bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Magenta, and it has low lightness and high saturation. Deep Purple is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Deep Purple is #36013F.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Deep Purple has 21%% Red, 0% Green, and 25% Blue.
Deep Purple has 291° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 25% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Deep Purple has 291° Hue, 94% Saturation, and 13% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Deep Purple has 14% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow, and 75% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#36013F |
|
RGB |
(54, 1, 63) |
(21%, 0%, 25%) |
HSV |
(291°, 98, 25) |
(81%, 98%, 25%) |
HSL |
(291°, 94, 13) |
(81%, 94%, 13%) |
CMYK |
(14, 98, 0, 75) |
(14%, 98%, 0%, 75%) |
The natural luminance of Deep Purple is 1%, which is low.
Deep Purple has a higher contrast with white than black.
Deep Purple and black have a 1.2:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Deep Purple and white have a 16.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
1% |
insufficient (1.2) |
AAA (16.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Deep Purple paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 6% Blue, 18% Magenta, 75% Black, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
6%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
18%
Black
75%
White
0%
To mix Deep Purple paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 3% Cyan, 21% Magenta, 75% Black, as shown below.
Cyan
3%
Magenta
21%
Yellow
0%
Black
75%
White
0%
Colors similar to Deep Purple are: Very Dark Purple, Midnight Purple, Dark Purple, Mardi Gras, and Ripe Plum. Very Dark Purple is more purple than Deep Purple. Midnight Purple is more purple than Deep Purple. Dark Purple is paler than Deep Purple. Mardi Gras is more magenta than Deep Purple. Ripe Plum is more purple than Deep Purple.