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Northwestern Purple School Color


Color Name: Northwestern Purple
Hex Color Code: #4E2A84
RGB Color Code: RGB(78, 42, 132)
CMYK Values*: 40.9%, 68.2%, 0.0%, 48.2%





Northwestern Purple is the official color of Northwestern University

What color is Northwestern Purple?

The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Northwestern Purple is #4E2A84, and the RGB color code is RGB(78, 42, 132).

In the RGB color model, Northwestern Purple has a red value of 78, a green value of 42, and a blue value of 132. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 40.9% cyan, 68.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 48.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 264° (degrees), 51.7 % saturation, and 34.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Northwestern Purple has a hue of 264° (degrees), 68.2 % saturation and 51.8 % brightness/value.

Northwestern Purple is cool or warm?

The color Northwestern Purple is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Northwestern Purple?

Northwestern Purple has an LRV of nearly 5. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).





Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Northwestern Purple (Other - School) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(78, 42, 132)

Red 78 (30.6%)
Green 42 (16.5%)
Blue 132 (51.8%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 264°
Saturation 51.72 %.
Lightness 34.12 %.
HWB H: 264°
W: 16.47 %
B: 48.24 %
LRV ~ 4.9 %
Munsell Color System 10PB 2.5/11.4
XYZ X : 8.13
Y : 4.94
Z : 22.35
YXY Y1 : 4.94
X : 0.23
Y2 : 0.14
CMY C : 69.41%
M : 83.53%
Y : 48.24%

CMYK

Cyan 40.91%
Magenta 68.18%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 48.24%

HSV/HSB

Hue 264°
Saturation 68.18 %.
Brightness / Value 51.76 %.
CIE-Lab L : 26.57
A : 36.86
B : -44.59
CIE-Lch L : 26.57
C : 57.86
H : 309.58
CIE-Luv L : 26.57
U : 6.93
V : -58.89
Hunter-Lab L : 22.23
A : 26.42
B : -44.06








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Color Combinations


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Northwestern Purple 4e2a84 Monochromatic Color Palette
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371E5D
4E2A84
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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Northwestern Purple 4e2a84 Analogous Color Palette
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Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Northwestern Purple 4e2a84 triadic Color Palette
4E2A84
844E2A
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Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Northwestern Purple 4e2a84 tetradic Color Palette
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842A33
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Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

4E2A84
603F90
71559D
836AA9
957FB5
A694C2
B8AACE
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