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#60109E Color

#60109E is rgb(96, 16, 158) in RGB, hsl(274, 82%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 90%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60109E
HEX#60109E
RGBrgb(96, 16, 158)
HSLhsl(274, 82%, 34%)
HSVhsv(274, 90%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 90%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.2 302.7)
LABlab(26.87% 51.63 -59.75)
LCHlch(26.87% 78.97 310.83)

What #60109E 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 #60109E, 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.

#60109E Channel Values

How #60109E 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 16 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 274° · S 82% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 274° · S 90% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.17:1 vs white · 2.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60109E 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 text10.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #60109E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60109E; 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 #60109E

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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How #60109E 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#60109E
Protanopia#2B2B9E
Protanomaly#46239E
Deuteranopia#3A3A9D
Deuteranomaly#4C2E9E
Tritanopia#4D3E3E
Tritanomaly#553171
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60109E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60109e: #60109E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60109E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60109e': '#60109E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.063, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_60109e">#60109E</color>
SVG fillfill="#60109E"

More Purple Colors

#60109E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60109E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60109E?

#60109E is a dark purple — rgb(96, 16, 158) in RGB and hsl(274, 82%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #60109E?

#60109E is rgb(96, 16, 158) — red 96, green 16, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60109E?

#60109E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 90%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60109E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #60109E scores 10.17:1 against white and 2.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60109E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60109E 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 10.12, which is visibly different.

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