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#603E75 Color

#603E75 is rgb(96, 62, 117) in RGB, hsl(277, 31%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#603E75
HEX#603E75
RGBrgb(96, 62, 117)
HSLhsl(277, 31%, 35%)
HSVhsv(277, 47%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(42.7% 0.096 311.4)
LABlab(32.11% 23.56 -25.99)
LCHlch(32.11% 35.08 312.20)

What #603E75 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 #603E75, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 5.4Imperial#602F6BΔE 7.74Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.94Medium Violet#65315FΔE 11.06Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 13.17English Violet#563C5CΔE 13.72

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

#603E75 Channel Values

How #603E75 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 62 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 31% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 47% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.6:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #603E75 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 text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #603E75 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #603E75

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #603E75; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#603E75
Complementary
#53753E
Analogous
#443E75
Analogous
#753E6E
Triadic
#75603E
Triadic
#3E7560
Split comp.
#6E753E
Split comp.
#3E7544

Tints & Shades of #603E75

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

#784D93
#9062AC
#A580BC
#BA9ECC
#D0BCDC
#E5DAEC

Shades

#553768
#472E57
#3C2749
#2E1E39
#24172B
#160E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #603E75.

How #603E75 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#603E75
Protanopia#454575
Protanomaly#514275
Deuteranopia#4B4B74
Deuteranomaly#544675
Tritanopia#594848
Tritanomaly#5C445D
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #603E75 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-603e75: #603E75;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #603E75;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-603e75': '#603E75' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.243, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_603e75">#603E75</color>
SVG fillfill="#603E75"

More Purple Colors

#603E75 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#603E75 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #603E75?

#603E75 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 62, 117) in RGB and hsl(277, 31%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.4.

What is the RGB value of #603E75?

#603E75 is rgb(96, 62, 117) — red 96, green 62, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #603E75?

#603E75 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #603E75 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #603E75 scores 8.6:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #603E75 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #603E75 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 16.99, which is visibly different.

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