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Named color

Imperial Purple

Imperial Purple color #602F6B: RGB 96, 47, 107 and HSL 289°, 39%, 30%. Explore its cool purple profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#602F6B purple cool balanced
HEX #602F6B
RGB rgb(96, 47, 107)
HSL hsl(289 39% 30%)
CMYK cmyk(10, 56, 0, 58)
Luminance 0.0558
Contrast Black 2.12:1White 9.92:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-imperial-purple: #602F6B;
.bg-imperial-purple { background-color: #602F6B; }
.text-imperial-purple { color: #602F6B; }
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Color meaning and use

About Imperial Purple Color

Imperial Purple uses HEX #602F6B, RGB 96, 47, 107, and HSL 289°, 39%, 30%. The dataset classifies it in the purple family with cool temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0558; black contrast is 2.12:1 and white contrast is 9.92:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Imperial Purple against black and white text.

Black text2.12:1AA Fail
White text9.92:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Imperial Purple Color Reference Infographic

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Imperial Purple color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#3A6A2F#3A6A2F#422F6A#422F6A#6A2F57#6A2F57#6A5F2F#6A5F2F#2F6A5F#2F6A5F
Open full Imperial Purple harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#994BAA#994BAA#26132B#26132B#6A1E7B#6A1E7B#553F5A#553F5A#9E71A8#9E71A8#9E00C2#9E00C2

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#3A6A2F#3A6A2F#422F6A#422F6A#6A2F57#6A2F57Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0558
Black text2.12:1AA Fail
White text9.92:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#602F6B",
  "rgb": [
    96,
    47,
    107
  ],
  "hsl": [
    289,
    39,
    30
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    10,
    56,
    0,
    58
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0558,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.12,
    "white": 9.92
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#3A6A2F",
  "analogous": [
    "#422F6A",
    "#6A2F57"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#6A5F2F",
    "#2F6A5F"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#6A422F",
    "#3A6A2F",
    "#2F576A"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#576A2F",
    "#2F6A42"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#994BAA",
    "#602F6B",
    "#26132B"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#994BAA",
  "dark": "#26132B",
  "saturated": "#6A1E7B",
  "desaturated": "#553F5A",
  "pastel": "#9E71A8",
  "neon": "#9E00C2"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#3A6A2F",
    "#422F6A",
    "#6A2F57"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#553F5A",
    "#994BAA"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#994BAA",
    "#553F5A"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "byzantium",
    "eggplant",
    "aubergine",
    "dark-slate-blue",
    "iolite"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "imperial-purple"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "byzantium-vs-imperial-purple",
    "imperial-purple-vs-eggplant",
    "indigo-vs-imperial-purple"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/purple",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/imperial-purple",
    "/wcag/imperial-purple",
    "/css/colors/imperial-purple",
    "/hex/602f6b",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/purple",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/eggplant",
      "/colors/aubergine",
      "/colors/dark-slate-blue",
      "/colors/iolite",
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      "/compare/imperial-purple-vs-eggplant",
      "/compare/indigo-vs-imperial-purple",
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      "/css/colors/imperial-purple",
      "/hex/602f6b",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "imperial-purple",
  "name": "Imperial Purple",
  "hex": "#602F6B",
  "uses": [
    "historical references",
    "pigment palettes",
    "cultural color systems"
  ],
  "psychology": {
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      "craft",
      "specificity"
    ],
    "contexts": [
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      "cultural references"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
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    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
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    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "purple",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
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  "tags": [
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  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
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    47,
    107
  ],
  "hsl": [
    289,
    39,
    30
  ],
  "cmyk": [
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    56,
    0,
    58
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0558,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.12,
    "white": 9.92
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#3A6A2F",
    "analogous": [
      "#422F6A",
      "#6A2F57"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#6A5F2F",
      "#2F6A5F"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#6A422F",
      "#3A6A2F",
      "#2F576A"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#576A2F",
      "#2F6A42"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#994BAA",
      "#602F6B",
      "#26132B"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#994BAA",
    "dark": "#26132B",
    "saturated": "#6A1E7B",
    "desaturated": "#553F5A",
    "pastel": "#9E71A8",
    "neon": "#9E00C2"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-imperial-purple: #602F6B;",
    "utility": ".bg-imperial-purple { background-color: #602F6B; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-imperial-purple { color: #602F6B; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "byzantium",
    "eggplant",
    "aubergine",
    "dark-slate-blue",
    "iolite"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "imperial-purple"
  ],
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    "byzantium-vs-imperial-purple",
    "imperial-purple-vs-eggplant",
    "indigo-vs-imperial-purple"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/purple",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
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    "/wcag/imperial-purple",
    "/css/colors/imperial-purple",
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    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
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      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/eggplant",
      "/colors/aubergine",
      "/colors/dark-slate-blue",
      "/colors/iolite",
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      "/compare/imperial-purple-vs-eggplant",
      "/compare/indigo-vs-imperial-purple",
      "/harmonies/imperial-purple",
      "/wcag/imperial-purple",
      "/css/colors/imperial-purple",
      "/hex/602f6b",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#3A6A2F",
      "#422F6A",
      "#6A2F57"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#553F5A",
      "#994BAA"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#994BAA",
      "#553F5A"
    ]
  }
}
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