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#604578 Color

#604578 is rgb(96, 69, 120) in RGB, hsl(272, 27%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 53%) 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 5.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#604578
HEX#604578
RGBrgb(96, 69, 120)
HSLhsl(272, 27%, 37%)
HSVhsv(272, 43%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(44.2% 0.087 307.6)
LABlab(34.00% 20.02 -24.92)
LCHlch(34.00% 31.97 308.78)

What #604578 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 #604578, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 5.17Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.44Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.78English Violet#563C5CΔE 11.9Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.07Medium Violet#65315FΔE 13.09

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

#604578 Channel Values

How #604578 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 69 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 27% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 43% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.02:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #604578 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 text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #604578 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #604578

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #604578; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#604578
Complementary
#5D7845
Analogous
#474578
Analogous
#784576
Triadic
#786045
Triadic
#457860
Split comp.
#767845
Split comp.
#457847

Tints & Shades of #604578

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

#775695
#8C6AA9
#A287BA
#B9A4CB
#CFC1DC
#E3DBEB

Shades

#533C68
#49345B
#3C2B4A
#2F223A
#22182A
#17111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #604578.

How #604578 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#604578
Protanopia#4A4A78
Protanomaly#544878
Deuteranopia#4F4F78
Deuteranomaly#564B78
Tritanopia#594E4E
Tritanomaly#5C4A61
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #604578 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-604578: #604578;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #604578;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-604578': '#604578' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.271, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_604578">#604578</color>
SVG fillfill="#604578"

More Purple Colors

#604578 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#604578 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #604578?

#604578 is a dark purple — rgb(96, 69, 120) in RGB and hsl(272, 27%, 37%) 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 5.17.

What is the RGB value of #604578?

#604578 is rgb(96, 69, 120) — red 96, green 69, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #604578?

#604578 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 43%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #604578 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #604578 scores 8.02:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #604578 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #604578 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 18.26, which is visibly different.

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