Purpley Blue

The color code of Purpley Blue indicates, that blue is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. As red and green have equal intensities, blue remains as dominant basic color for the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Purpley Blue is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 68 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 30 %, Purpley Blue is a rather dark color.

Hex	`#4040ec`
RGB	`rgb(64, 64, 236)`
HSL*	`hsl(240, 82%, 59%)`
Lab*	`39.26 54.6 -85.52`
CMYK*	`73% 73% 0% 7%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

68 %

4040ec