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#610FAE Color

#610FAE is rgb(97, 15, 174) in RGB, hsl(271, 84%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 91%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#610FAE
HEX#610FAE
RGBrgb(97, 15, 174)
HSLhsl(271, 84%, 37%)
HSVhsv(271, 91%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 91%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(41.9% 0.215 298.8)
LABlab(28.30% 54.85 -67.07)
LCHlch(28.30% 86.64 309.28)

What #610FAE 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 #610FAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.93Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 11.91Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 13.01Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.2French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.71Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.81

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

#610FAE Channel Values

How #610FAE 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 97 · G 15 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 271° · S 84% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 271° · S 91% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.6:1 vs white · 2.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #610FAE 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 text9.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #610FAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #610FAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#610FAE
Complementary
#5CAE0F
Analogous
#120FAE
Analogous
#AE0FAB
Triadic
#AE610F
Triadic
#0FAE61
Split comp.
#ABAE0F
Split comp.
#0FAE12

Tints & Shades of #610FAE

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

#7913D8
#8D27EC
#A351F0
#BA7CF4
#D0A6F7
#E4CBFB

Shades

#540D96
#490B83
#3C096C
#2F0754
#22053D
#18042A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #610FAE.

How #610FAE 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#610FAE
Protanopia#2B2BAE
Protanomaly#4723AE
Deuteranopia#3A3AAD
Deuteranomaly#4D2EAE
Tritanopia#494444
Tritanomaly#53367D
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #610FAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-610fae: #610FAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #610FAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-610fae': '#610FAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.059, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_610fae">#610FAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#610FAE"

More Purple Colors

#610FAE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#610FAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #610FAE?

#610FAE is a dark purple — rgb(97, 15, 174) in RGB and hsl(271, 84%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #610FAE?

#610FAE is rgb(97, 15, 174) — red 97, green 15, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #610FAE?

#610FAE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 91%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #610FAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #610FAE scores 9.6:1 against white and 2.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #610FAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #610FAE 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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