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#601B7E Color

#601B7E is rgb(96, 27, 126) in RGB, hsl(282, 65%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 79%, 0%, 51%) 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 8.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#601B7E
HEX#601B7E
RGBrgb(96, 27, 126)
HSLhsl(282, 65%, 30%)
HSVhsv(282, 79%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 79%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(38.4% 0.16 313.1)
LABlab(25.72% 42.75 -41.78)
LCHlch(25.72% 59.78 315.66)

What #601B7E 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 #601B7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.8KSU Purple#512888ΔE 9.4Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.91Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.25Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.57Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.79

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

#601B7E Channel Values

How #601B7E 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 27 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 65% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 79% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.74:1 vs white · 1.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #601B7E 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 text10.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #601B7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #601B7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #601B7E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#601B7E
Complementary
#397E1B
Analogous
#2F1B7E
Analogous
#7E1B6A
Triadic
#7E601B
Triadic
#1B7E60
Split comp.
#6A7E1B
Split comp.
#1B7E2F

Tints & Shades of #601B7E

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

#8124A8
#9D2CCE
#B252DA
#C57DE3
#D7A7EC
#E8CDF4

Shades

#54176D
#4A1561
#3D1150
#300D3F
#230A2E
#1A0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #601B7E.

How #601B7E 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#601B7E
Protanopia#30307E
Protanomaly#48297E
Deuteranopia#3D3D7D
Deuteranomaly#4D327E
Tritanopia#553535
Tritanomaly#5A2D5B
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #601B7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-601b7e: #601B7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #601B7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-601b7e': '#601B7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.106, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_601b7e">#601B7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#601B7E"

More Purple Colors

#601B7E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#601B7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #601B7E?

#601B7E is a dark purple — rgb(96, 27, 126) in RGB and hsl(282, 65%, 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 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #601B7E?

#601B7E is rgb(96, 27, 126) — red 96, green 27, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #601B7E?

#601B7E converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 79%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #601B7E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #601B7E scores 10.74:1 against white and 1.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #601B7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #601B7E 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 9.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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