Lighter Purple

The color code of Lighter Purple 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 Lighter Purple is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 63 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 39 %, Lighter Purple is a rather dark color.

Hex	`#8e4aea`
RGB	`rgb(142, 74, 234)`
HSL*	`hsl(266, 79%, 60%)`
Lab*	`47.74 59.75 -70.23`
CMYK*	`39% 68% 0% 8%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

36 %

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