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#601E76 Color

#601E76 is rgb(96, 30, 118) in RGB, hsl(285, 59%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 75%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eminence (#6C3082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#601E76
HEX#601E76
RGBrgb(96, 30, 118)
HSLhsl(285, 59%, 29%)
HSVhsv(285, 75%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 75%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(38.1% 0.149 316.3)
LABlab(25.66% 40.25 -36.82)
LCHlch(25.66% 54.55 317.55)

What #601E76 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 #601E76, 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.

#601E76 Channel Values

How #601E76 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 30 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 59% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 75% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.8:1 vs white · 1.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #601E76 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #601E76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #601E76; 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 #601E76

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 #601E76 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#601E76
Protanopia#313176
Protanomaly#482A76
Deuteranopia#3D3D75
Deuteranomaly#4E3375
Tritanopia#573434
Tritanomaly#5B2C56
Achromatopsia#3D3D3D

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Using #601E76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-601e76: #601E76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #601E76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-601e76': '#601E76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.118, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_601e76">#601E76</color>
SVG fillfill="#601E76"

More Purple Colors

#601E76 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#601E76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #601E76?

#601E76 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 30, 118) in RGB and hsl(285, 59%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eminence (#6C3082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #601E76?

#601E76 is rgb(96, 30, 118) — red 96, green 30, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #601E76?

#601E76 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 75%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #601E76 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #601E76 scores 10.8:1 against white and 1.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #601E76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #601E76 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 12.92, which is visibly different.

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