Nearest-color comparison
Royal Purple #7851A9 vs Grape #6F2DA8: RGB distance 37.1 and contrast 1.36:1. Compare hue, luminance, saturation, WCAG and practical use.
Royal Purple and Grape are related but distinguishable, with an RGB distance of 37.1. Royal Purple is lighter by 0.0466, and Grape is more saturated by 23 percentage points. Their mutual contrast is 1.36:1. The pair is too close for a readable foreground/background combination and works better as neighboring palette colors.
The main measurable differences between Royal Purple and Grape across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.
purple color
Royal Purple is #7851A9, a cool purple with hue 267°, saturation 35% and luminance 0.1274. Beside Grape, it is lighter and less saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 5.92:1.
purple color
Grape is #6F2DA8, a cool purple with hue 272°, saturation 58% and luminance 0.0808. Beside Royal Purple, it is darker and more saturated. Of the two standard text choices, white text gives the higher contrast at 8.03:1.
Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.
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Colors Encyclopedia
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