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#310660 Color

#310660 is rgb(49, 6, 96) in RGB, hsl(269, 88%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 94%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), visibly different at ΔE 10.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#310660
HEX#310660
RGBrgb(49, 6, 96)
HSLhsl(269, 88%, 20%)
HSVhsv(269, 94%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 94%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(27.2% 0.138 297)
LABlab(12.75% 34.76 -43.86)
LCHlch(12.75% 55.96 308.39)

What #310660 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #310660, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#310660 Channel Values

How #310660 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 49 · G 6 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 88% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 94% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.84:1 vs white · 1.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #310660 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #310660 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #310660

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #310660; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #310660

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #310660.

How #310660 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#310660
Protanopia#131360
Protanomaly#220F60
Deuteranopia#1C1C60
Deuteranomaly#261560
Tritanopia#222222
Tritanomaly#291A43
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #310660 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-310660: #310660;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #310660;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-310660': '#310660' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.192, green: 0.024, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_310660">#310660</color>
SVG fillfill="#310660"

More Purple Colors

#310660 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#310660 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #310660?

#310660 is a dark purple — rgb(49, 6, 96) in RGB and hsl(269, 88%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.8.

What is the RGB value of #310660?

#310660 is rgb(49, 6, 96) — red 49, green 6, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #310660?

#310660 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 94%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #310660 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #310660 scores 15.84:1 against white and 1.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #310660 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #310660 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 11.48, which is visibly different.

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