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#600797 Color

#600797 is rgb(96, 7, 151) in RGB, hsl(277, 91%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#600797
HEX#600797
RGBrgb(96, 7, 151)
HSLhsl(277, 91%, 31%)
HSVhsv(277, 95%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.198 305.3)
LABlab(25.66% 52.27 -57.45)
LCHlch(25.66% 77.67 312.29)

What #600797 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 #600797, 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.

#600797 Channel Values

How #600797 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 96 · G 7 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 91% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 95% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.63:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #600797 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 text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #600797

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #600797; 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 #600797

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 #600797 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#600797
Protanopia#292997
Protanomaly#451F97
Deuteranopia#383896
Deuteranomaly#4B2C97
Tritanopia#4F3939
Tritanomaly#562C6B
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #600797 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-600797: #600797;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #600797;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-600797': '#600797' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.027, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_600797">#600797</color>
SVG fillfill="#600797"

More Purple Colors

#600797 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#600797 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #600797?

#600797 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 7, 151) in RGB and hsl(277, 91%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.21.

What is the RGB value of #600797?

#600797 is rgb(96, 7, 151) — red 96, green 7, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #600797?

#600797 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 95%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #600797 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #600797 scores 10.63:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #600797 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #600797 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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