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#601B8D Color

#601B8D is rgb(96, 27, 141) in RGB, hsl(276, 68%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 45%) 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 7.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#601B8D
HEX#601B8D
RGBrgb(96, 27, 141)
HSLhsl(276, 68%, 33%)
HSVhsv(276, 81%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.175 307.4)
LABlab(26.74% 45.34 -49.51)
LCHlch(26.74% 67.13 312.48)

What #601B8D 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 #601B8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 7.95Indigo#4B0082ΔE 8.66Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 8.68Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.11Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.45KSU Purple#512888ΔE 10.45

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

#601B8D Channel Values

How #601B8D 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 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 68% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 81% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.3:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #601B8D 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 text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #601B8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #601B8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #601B8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#601B8D
Complementary
#498D1B
Analogous
#261B8D
Analogous
#8D1B82
Triadic
#8D601B
Triadic
#1B8D60
Split comp.
#828D1B
Split comp.
#1B8D26

Tints & Shades of #601B8D

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

#7A22B4
#9531D8
#A958DF
#BD7EE7
#D1A5EE
#E7D0F6

Shades

#54187C
#48146B
#3D115A
#2E0D45
#230A33
#170722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #601B8D.

How #601B8D 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#601B8D
Protanopia#30308D
Protanomaly#48298D
Deuteranopia#3D3D8C
Deuteranomaly#4D328D
Tritanopia#523B3B
Tritanomaly#583166
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #601B8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-601b8d: #601B8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #601B8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-601b8d': '#601B8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.106, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_601b8d">#601B8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#601B8D"

More Purple Colors

#601B8D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#601B8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #601B8D?

#601B8D is a dark purple — rgb(96, 27, 141) in RGB and hsl(276, 68%, 33%) 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 7.95.

What is the RGB value of #601B8D?

#601B8D is rgb(96, 27, 141) — red 96, green 27, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #601B8D?

#601B8D converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 81%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #601B8D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #601B8D scores 10.3:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #601B8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #601B8D 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 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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