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#601881 Color

#601881 is rgb(96, 24, 129) in RGB, hsl(281, 69%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#601881
HEX#601881
RGBrgb(96, 24, 129)
HSLhsl(281, 69%, 30%)
HSVhsv(281, 81%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.167 312.1)
LABlab(25.53% 44.34 -43.99)
LCHlch(25.53% 62.46 315.23)

What #601881 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 #601881, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.75Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.79KSU Purple#512888ΔE 9.79Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.37Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.85Indigo#4B0082ΔE 12.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#601881 Channel Values

How #601881 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 24 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 69% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 81% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.8:1 vs white · 1.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #601881 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 text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #601881 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #601881

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #601881; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#601881
Complementary
#398118
Analogous
#2B1881
Analogous
#81186E
Triadic
#816018
Triadic
#188160
Split comp.
#6E8118
Split comp.
#18812B

Tints & Shades of #601881

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

#8020AC
#9D27D3
#B14EDF
#C479E6
#D7A5EE
#E8CBF6

Shades

#531570
#491263
#3D0F52
#300C41
#23092F
#1A0622

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #601881.

How #601881 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#601881
Protanopia#2E2E81
Protanomaly#472781
Deuteranopia#3C3C80
Deuteranomaly#4D3181
Tritanopia#553535
Tritanomaly#592C5D
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #601881 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-601881: #601881;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #601881;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-601881': '#601881' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.094, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_601881">#601881</color>
SVG fillfill="#601881"

More Purple Colors

#601881 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#601881 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #601881?

#601881 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 24, 129) in RGB and hsl(281, 69%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.75.

What is the RGB value of #601881?

#601881 is rgb(96, 24, 129) — red 96, green 24, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #601881?

#601881 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 81%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #601881 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #601881 scores 10.8:1 against white and 1.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #601881 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #601881 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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