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#320665 Color

#320665 is rgb(50, 6, 101) in RGB, hsl(268, 89%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 94%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320665
HEX#320665
RGBrgb(50, 6, 101)
HSLhsl(268, 89%, 21%)
HSVhsv(268, 94%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 94%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(27.8% 0.144 295.7)
LABlab(13.41% 35.96 -46.10)
LCHlch(13.41% 58.46 307.95)

What #320665 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 #320665, 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.

#320665 Channel Values

How #320665 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 50 · G 6 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 89% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 94% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.56:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320665 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 text15.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #320665

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #320665; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #320665

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #320665.

How #320665 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#320665
Protanopia#141465
Protanomaly#230F65
Deuteranopia#1C1C65
Deuteranomaly#261665
Tritanopia#212424
Tritanomaly#291C47
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320665 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-320665: #320665;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320665;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320665': '#320665' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.024, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_320665">#320665</color>
SVG fillfill="#320665"

More Purple Colors

#320665 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#320665 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320665?

#320665 is a dark purple — rgb(50, 6, 101) in RGB and hsl(268, 89%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #320665?

#320665 is rgb(50, 6, 101) — red 50, green 6, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320665?

#320665 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 94%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320665 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320665 scores 15.56:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #320665 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #320665 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 11.2, which is visibly different.

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