Royal Purple Color

#4b006e

Royal Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #b4ff91
Complementary Color #236e00
Color Shade: violet (280.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 21.57% (better contrasting with white)
Royal Purple Color Sample
Royal Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4b006e

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Purple Color. The Hollow Knight color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peaceful Purple (#660088) for more calm effect. Try SQL Injection Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#236e00 is the best complementary color to Royal Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b006e complementary color is Japanese Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigment Indigo are #13006e and #6e0059. Thus found on the left and right of #4b006e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Navy Blue and Pompadour colors as they work well with Royal Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Royal Purple palette consists of #006e13 and #5a6e00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#236e00). Try Camarone and Verdun Green colors in combination with #4b006e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4b006e offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Purple. Thus Fun Green and Cinnamon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Royal Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Cedar Wood Finish, and Blue Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b006e square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#236e00) and two others. The Cinnamon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Midnight Blue – 120° from the complementary Japanese Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e4a00 and #00236e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4b006e is made of 41% red, 0% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Purple has a hue angle of 280.91°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b006e is made of 13.73% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #4b006e
RGB Decimal rgb(75,0,110)
RGB Percentage 41%, 0%, 59%
CMYK 13.73, 43.14, 0, 56.86
HSL hsl(280.91,100%,21.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(280.91,100%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.4601,47.3608,-43.7801)
XYZ xyz(5.7161,2.6216,14.9566)
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