Nearest-color comparison
Byzantium #702963 vs Imperial Purple #602F6B: RGB distance 18.9 and contrast 1.03:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Byzantium and Imperial Purple are very close, with an RGB distance of 18.9. Byzantium is lighter by 0.0035, and Byzantium is more saturated by 7 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Byzantium and Imperial Purple across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
pink color
Byzantium is #702963, a warm pink with hue 311°, saturation 46% and luminance 0.0593. Beside Imperial Purple, it is lighter and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.61:1.
purple color
Imperial Purple is #602F6B, a cool purple with hue 289°, saturation 39% and luminance 0.0558. Beside Byzantium, it is darker and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 9.92:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and linksdifferencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributesaccessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each coloruseCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them togetherrelatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints[
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