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#602BCA Color

#602BCA is rgb(96, 43, 202) in RGB, hsl(260, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 79%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#602BCA
HEX#602BCA
RGBrgb(96, 43, 202)
HSLhsl(260, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(260, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 79%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.223 289.9)
LABlab(33.80% 51.10 -74.54)
LCHlch(33.80% 90.37 304.43)

What #602BCA 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 #602BCA, 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.

#602BCA Channel Values

How #602BCA 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 43 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.79:1 vs white · 2.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #602BCA 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 text7.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #602BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #602BCA; 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 #602BCA

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #602BCA.

How #602BCA 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#602BCA
Protanopia#3838CA
Protanomaly#4B33CA
Deuteranopia#4242CA
Deuteranomaly#503ACA
Tritanopia#3C5757
Tritanomaly#4D4993
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #602BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-602bca: #602BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #602BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-602bca': '#602BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.169, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_602bca">#602BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#602BCA"

More Purple Colors

#602BCA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#602BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #602BCA?

#602BCA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(96, 43, 202) in RGB and hsl(260, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.69.

What is the RGB value of #602BCA?

#602BCA is rgb(96, 43, 202) — red 96, green 43, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #602BCA?

#602BCA converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 79%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #602BCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #602BCA scores 7.79:1 against white and 2.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #602BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #602BCA 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.1, which is visibly different.

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