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#600ABD Color

#600ABD is rgb(96, 10, 189) in RGB, hsl(269, 90%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 95%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#600ABD
HEX#600ABD
RGBrgb(96, 10, 189)
HSLhsl(269, 90%, 39%)
HSVhsv(269, 95%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 95%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.231 294.8)
LABlab(29.17% 58.33 -74.55)
LCHlch(29.17% 94.66 308.04)

What #600ABD 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 #600ABD, 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.

#600ABD Channel Values

How #600ABD 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 10 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 90% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 95% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.23:1 vs white · 2.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #600ABD 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 text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #600ABD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #600ABD; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #600ABD

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 #600ABD.

How #600ABD 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#600ABD
Protanopia#2929BD
Protanomaly#4520BD
Deuteranopia#3939BC
Deuteranomaly#4B2CBD
Tritanopia#414949
Tritanomaly#4F3987
Achromatopsia#474747

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #600ABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-600abd: #600ABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #600ABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-600abd': '#600ABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.039, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_600abd">#600ABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#600ABD"

More Purple Colors

#600ABD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#600ABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #600ABD?

#600ABD is a dark purple — rgb(96, 10, 189) in RGB and hsl(269, 90%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #600ABD?

#600ABD is rgb(96, 10, 189) — red 96, green 10, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #600ABD?

#600ABD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 95%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #600ABD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #600ABD scores 9.23:1 against white and 2.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #600ABD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #600ABD 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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