Purple

The color code of Purple indicates, that red and blue are the main light sources among the primary colors red, green and blue. Both combined form the basic color magenta, which determines the initial color impression. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Purple is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 55 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 16 %, Purple is a quite dark color.

Hex	`#8c008c`
RGB	`rgb(140, 0, 140)`
HSL*	`hsl(300, 100%, 27%)`
Lab*	`32.85 62.89 -38.94`
CMYK*	`0% 100% 0% 45%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

55 %

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