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#611971 Color

#611971 is rgb(97, 25, 113) in RGB, hsl(289, 64%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 78%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eminence (#6C3082), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#611971
HEX#611971
RGBrgb(97, 25, 113)
HSLhsl(289, 64%, 27%)
HSVhsv(289, 78%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 78%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(37.3% 0.151 319.6)
LABlab(24.82% 41.66 -34.95)
LCHlch(24.82% 54.38 320.01)

What #611971 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 #611971, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#611971 Channel Values

How #611971 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 25 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 64% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 78% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 78% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.14:1 vs white · 1.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #611971 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 text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #611971

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #611971; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #611971

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.

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Shades

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How #611971 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#611971
Protanopia#2F2F71
Protanomaly#482871
Deuteranopia#3D3D70
Deuteranomaly#4E3270
Tritanopia#593030
Tritanomaly#5C2852
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #611971 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-611971: #611971;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #611971;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-611971': '#611971' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.098, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_611971">#611971</color>
SVG fillfill="#611971"

More Purple Colors

#611971 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#611971 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #611971?

#611971 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 25, 113) in RGB and hsl(289, 64%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eminence (#6C3082), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #611971?

#611971 is rgb(97, 25, 113) — red 97, green 25, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #611971?

#611971 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 78%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #611971 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #611971 scores 11.14:1 against white and 1.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #611971 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #611971 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 15.17, which is visibly different.

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