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#611AB7 Color

#611AB7 is rgb(97, 26, 183) in RGB, hsl(267, 75%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 28%) 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 9.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#611AB7
HEX#611AB7
RGBrgb(97, 26, 183)
HSLhsl(267, 75%, 41%)
HSVhsv(267, 86%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(43.4% 0.217 295.8)
LABlab(30.09% 53.63 -69.49)
LCHlch(30.09% 87.78 307.66)

What #611AB7 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 #611AB7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 9.36Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 12.47Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.75Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.08French Violet#8806CEΔE 15.3Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 15.38

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

#611AB7 Channel Values

How #611AB7 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 26 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 75% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 86% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.98:1 vs white · 2.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #611AB7 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 text8.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #611AB7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #611AB7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #611AB7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#611AB7
Complementary
#70B71A
Analogous
#1A22B7
Analogous
#AF1AB7
Triadic
#B7611A
Triadic
#1AB761
Split comp.
#B7AF1A
Split comp.
#22B71A

Tints & Shades of #611AB7

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

#741FDB
#893FE4
#9F63E9
#B88BEE
#CEAFF4
#E4D2F9

Shades

#5517A1
#471386
#3B1070
#2F0D59
#230A43
#150628

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #611AB7.

How #611AB7 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#611AB7
Protanopia#2F2FB7
Protanomaly#4828B7
Deuteranopia#3D3DB6
Deuteranomaly#4E32B7
Tritanopia#464A4A
Tritanomaly#523C84
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #611AB7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-611ab7: #611AB7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #611AB7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-611ab7': '#611AB7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.102, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_611ab7">#611AB7</color>
SVG fillfill="#611AB7"

More Purple Colors

#611AB7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#611AB7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #611AB7?

#611AB7 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 26, 183) in RGB and hsl(267, 75%, 41%) 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 9.36.

What is the RGB value of #611AB7?

#611AB7 is rgb(97, 26, 183) — red 97, green 26, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #611AB7?

#611AB7 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #611AB7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #611AB7 scores 8.98:1 against white and 2.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #611AB7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #611AB7 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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