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#605874 Color

#605874 is rgb(96, 88, 116) in RGB, hsl(257, 14%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Independence (#4C516D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#605874
HEX#605874
RGBrgb(96, 88, 116)
HSLhsl(257, 14%, 40%)
HSVhsv(257, 24%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.045 297.8)
LABlab(39.00% 8.04 -14.79)
LCHlch(39.00% 16.83 298.53)

What #605874 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 #605874, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Independence#4C516DΔE 6.62Old Lavender#796878ΔE 11.08Rhythm#777696ΔE 12.1Black Coral#54626FΔE 12.59Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.85English Violet#563C5CΔE 12.87

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

#605874 Channel Values

How #605874 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 88 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 14% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 24% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #605874 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #605874 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #605874

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #605874; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#605874
Complementary
#6C7458
Analogous
#585E74
Analogous
#6E5874
Triadic
#746058
Triadic
#587460
Split comp.
#746E58
Split comp.
#5E7458

Tints & Shades of #605874

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

#73698C
#8B82A1
#A099B2
#B6B1C4
#CCC8D5
#E4E2E9

Shades

#544D66
#484257
#3C3749
#2E2A37
#221F29
#16141A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #605874.

How #605874 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#605874
Protanopia#595974
Protanomaly#5C5974
Deuteranopia#5B5B74
Deuteranomaly#5D5A74
Tritanopia#5C5C5C
Tritanomaly#5E5A66
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #605874 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-605874: #605874;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #605874;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-605874': '#605874' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.345, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_605874">#605874</color>
SVG fillfill="#605874"

More Purple Colors

#605874 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#605874 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #605874?

#605874 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(96, 88, 116) in RGB and hsl(257, 14%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Independence (#4C516D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #605874?

#605874 is rgb(96, 88, 116) — red 96, green 88, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #605874?

#605874 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #605874 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #605874 scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #605874 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #605874 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 17.68, which is visibly different.

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