Imperial (#602F6B)

The hex code for Imperial is #602F6B. It is rgb(96, 47, 107) in RGB, hsl(289, 39%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK — a dark purple. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#602F6B

HEX#602F6B

RGBrgb(96, 47, 107)

HSLhsl(289, 39%, 30%)

HSVhsv(289, 56%, 42%)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 58%)

OKLCHoklch(39.6% 0.111 320)

LABlab(28.20% 30.24 -25.77)

LCHlch(28.20% 39.74 319.56)

Colors Closest to Imperial

Imperial is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 7.79 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 8.95 Byzantium#702963ΔE 10.09 Midnight#702670ΔE 10.32 Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.44 Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 11.98

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

#602F6B Channel Values

How Imperial breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 96 · G 47 · B 107	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 289° · S 39% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 289° · S 56% · V 42%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 10% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 58%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.92:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Imperial 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 text9.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Imperial

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Imperial

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

Shades

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How Imperial 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#602F6B

Protanopia#3B3B6B

Protanomaly#4C366B

Deuteranopia#44446A

Deuteranomaly#513D6A

Tritanopia#5A3B3B

Tritanomaly#5C3652

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #602F6B in Code

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

CSS custom property--imperial: #602F6B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #602F6B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'imperial': '#602F6B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.184, blue: 0.420)

Android XML<color name="imperial">#602F6B</color>

SVG fillfill="#602F6B"

More Purple Colors

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

6231c4 5f4b8b 660099 5d1c6d 6600cc 5d0ec0 6600ff 5c1e7b 6618af 5b0a91 663399 592d86 6e11b0 8200db 9678b6 9f00c5 af00fa bfa9ea cebeef e0b2eb faf5ff 2b1556 3d1f7a 50289f

#602F6B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Imperial?

The hex code for Imperial is #602F6B. That is rgb(96, 47, 107) in RGB, hsl(289, 39%, 30%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #602F6B?

#602F6B is rgb(96, 47, 107) — red 96, green 47, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #602F6B?

#602F6B converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #602F6B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #602F6B scores 9.92:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #602F6B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #602F6B 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 19.24, which is visibly different.

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