Skip to content

#60158E Color

#60158E is rgb(96, 21, 142) in RGB, hsl(277, 74%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 85%, 0%, 44%) 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 5.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#60158E
HEX#60158E
RGBrgb(96, 21, 142)
HSLhsl(277, 74%, 32%)
HSVhsv(277, 85%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 85%, 0%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.181 307.5)
LABlab(26.10% 47.51 -51.18)
LCHlch(26.10% 69.83 312.87)

What #60158E 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 #60158E, 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.

#60158E Channel Values

How #60158E 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 21 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 74% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 85% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.53:1 vs white · 2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #60158E 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 text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #60158E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #60158E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #60158E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #60158E

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 #60158E.

How #60158E 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#60158E
Protanopia#2D2D8E
Protanomaly#47258E
Deuteranopia#3B3B8D
Deuteranomaly#4C308E
Tritanopia#523939
Tritanomaly#582E66
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #60158E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-60158e: #60158E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #60158E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-60158e': '#60158E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.082, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_60158e">#60158E</color>
SVG fillfill="#60158E"

More Purple Colors

#60158E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#60158E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #60158E?

#60158E is a dark purple — rgb(96, 21, 142) in RGB and hsl(277, 74%, 32%) 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 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #60158E?

#60158E is rgb(96, 21, 142) — red 96, green 21, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #60158E?

#60158E converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 85%, 0%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #60158E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #60158E scores 10.53:1 against white and 2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #60158E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #60158E 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 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #60158E in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.