Purple Blue

The color code of Purple Blue indicates, that blue is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with red it also forms the basic color magenta, but still 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 Purple Blue is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 72 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 26 %, Purple Blue is a rather dark color.

Hex	`#5a2ae2`
RGB	`rgb(90, 42, 226)`
HSL*	`hsl(256, 76%, 53%)`
Lab*	`36.59 64.48 -84.17`
CMYK*	`60% 81% 0% 11%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

53 %

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