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#461060 Color

#461060 is rgb(70, 16, 96) in RGB, hsl(281, 71%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 83%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#461060
HEX#461060
RGBrgb(70, 16, 96)
HSLhsl(281, 71%, 22%)
HSVhsv(281, 83%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 83%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(31% 0.134 311.6)
LABlab(17.66% 35.51 -35.68)
LCHlch(17.66% 50.34 314.86)

What #461060 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 #461060, 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.

#461060 Channel Values

How #461060 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 70 · G 16 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 71% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 83% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.97:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #461060 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 text13.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #461060

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #461060; 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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Tints & Shades of #461060

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

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How #461060 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#461060
Protanopia#202060
Protanomaly#331B60
Deuteranopia#2B2B5F
Deuteranomaly#372260
Tritanopia#3D2626
Tritanomaly#411F44
Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #461060 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-461060: #461060;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #461060;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-461060': '#461060' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.275, green: 0.063, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_461060">#461060</color>
SVG fillfill="#461060"

More Purple Colors

#461060 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#461060 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #461060?

#461060 is a dark purple — rgb(70, 16, 96) in RGB and hsl(281, 71%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #461060?

#461060 is rgb(70, 16, 96) — red 70, green 16, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #461060?

#461060 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 83%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #461060 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #461060 scores 13.97:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #461060 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #461060 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 18.18, which is visibly different.

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