Information about American Purple color

#431C53 - American Purple color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#431C53, known as "American Purple", falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(67, 28, 83) — 26.3% red, 11% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 22 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#431C53 is a pleasantly vivid blue-purple violet that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grapevine (#43254F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Blue Violet (#3A2759) and Dark Mulberry (#4D2759).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(67, 28, 83)), which gives #431C53 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "American Purple" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

American Purple color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

American Purple color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
American Purple

#431C53
#742F8F

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#A14BC3

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#C087D7

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#DFC3EB

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White

#FFFFFF

American Purple color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
American Purple

#431C53
#361643

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#281032

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#1B0B21

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#0D0510

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Black

#000000

American Purple color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
American Purple

#431C53
#522A62

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#5F3B6E

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#6B4F76

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#76657C

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Grey

#808080

American Purple color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#541C20

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American Purple

#431C53
#2D1C54

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#1C2054

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#1C3754

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American Purple color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#431C53
American Purple

#431C53

#2C541C
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#431C53
American Purple

#431C53

#1C5428
#1C5428

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#48541C
#48541C

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#431C53
American Purple

#431C53

#281C54
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#431C53
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#431C53

#54441C
#54441C

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#1C5444
#1C5444

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#431C53
American Purple

#431C53

#541C2C
#541C2C

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#2C541C
#2C541C

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#1C5444
#1C5444

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#431C53
American Purple

#431C53

#54281C
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#2C541C
#2C541C

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#1C4854
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Nearest named colors to American Purple

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Grapevine color link
Grapevine

#43254F

Dark Blue Violet color link
Dark Blue Violet

#3A2759

Dark Mulberry color link
Dark Mulberry

#4D2759

Clowning Around color link
Clowning Around

#382161

Russian Violet color link
Russian Violet

#32174D

Scarlet Gum color link
Scarlet Gum

#4A2D57

Jagger color link
Jagger

#3F2E4C

Pukeko color link
Pukeko

#3A2860

Filmpro Purple color link
Filmpro Purple

#362A4D

Dark Heliotrope color link
Dark Heliotrope

#532759

North-Star color link
North-Star

#372561

An color link
An

#3B2A60

American Purple color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#431C53
  • RGB67, 28, 83
  • CMYK6, 22, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(67, 28, 83)
  • HSL283°, 50%, 22%
  • HSL Precise282.545°, 49.55%, 21.765%
  • HSV283°, 66%, 33%
  • HSB283°, 66%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.263, 0.110, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.263, 0.110, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.263, 0.110, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID431C53
  • DECIMAL ID4398163
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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