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#602786 Color

#602786 is rgb(96, 39, 134) in RGB, hsl(276, 55%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 71%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#602786
HEX#602786
RGBrgb(96, 39, 134)
HSLhsl(276, 55%, 34%)
HSVhsv(276, 71%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 71%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.154 308.5)
LABlab(28.12% 39.07 -42.94)
LCHlch(28.12% 58.05 312.30)

What #602786 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 #602786, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 6.12Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6.42Purple Heart#69359CΔE 7.24Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 7.51Eminence#6C3082ΔE 8.62Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.6

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

#602786 Channel Values

How #602786 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 39 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 55% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 71% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.85:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #602786 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 text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #602786 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #602786

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #602786; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#602786
Complementary
#4D8627
Analogous
#312786
Analogous
#86277D
Triadic
#866027
Triadic
#278660
Split comp.
#7D8627
Split comp.
#278631

Tints & Shades of #602786

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

#7A31AA
#9241C8
#A665D2
#BD8CDE
#D2B0E8
#E6D4F2

Shades

#552277
#471D63
#3B1853
#301443
#250F33
#170920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #602786.

How #602786 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#602786
Protanopia#363686
Protanomaly#4A3186
Deuteranopia#414185
Deuteranomaly#4F3886
Tritanopia#543E3E
Tritanomaly#593663
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #602786 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-602786: #602786;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #602786;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-602786': '#602786' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.153, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_602786">#602786</color>
SVG fillfill="#602786"

More Purple Colors

#602786 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#602786 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #602786?

#602786 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 39, 134) in RGB and hsl(276, 55%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #602786?

#602786 is rgb(96, 39, 134) — red 96, green 39, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #602786?

#602786 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 71%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #602786 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #602786 scores 9.85:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #602786 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #602786 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 6.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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