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#611BAC Color

#611BAC is rgb(97, 27, 172) in RGB, hsl(269, 73%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 84%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#611BAC
HEX#611BAC
RGBrgb(97, 27, 172)
HSLhsl(269, 73%, 39%)
HSVhsv(269, 84%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 84%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(42.4% 0.206 298.5)
LABlab(29.28% 51.22 -64.26)
LCHlch(29.28% 82.18 308.56)

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

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 9.92Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.46Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 12.56Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 13.99Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 14.24Indigo#4B0082ΔE 14.44

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

#611BAC Channel Values

How #611BAC 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 27 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 73% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 84% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 84% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.29:1 vs white · 2.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #611BAC 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 text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #611BAC

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

Base
#611BAC
Complementary
#66AC1B
Analogous
#1B1DAC
Analogous
#AA1BAC
Triadic
#AC611B
Triadic
#1BAC61
Split comp.
#ACAA1B
Split comp.
#1DAC1B

Tints & Shades of #611BAC

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

#7520CF
#8C3DE1
#A160E6
#B888EC
#CDABF2
#E5D3F8

Shades

#551796
#481480
#3C116A
#2F0D54
#230A3E
#160628

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

How #611BAC 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#611BAC
Protanopia#3030AC
Protanomaly#4829AC
Deuteranopia#3D3DAB
Deuteranomaly#4E33AC
Tritanopia#4A4646
Tritanomaly#54397C
Achromatopsia#474747

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Using #611BAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-611bac: #611BAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #611BAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-611bac': '#611BAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.106, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_611bac">#611BAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#611BAC"

More Purple Colors

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

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#611BAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #611BAC?

#611BAC is a dark purple — rgb(97, 27, 172) in RGB and hsl(269, 73%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #611BAC?

#611BAC is rgb(97, 27, 172) — red 97, green 27, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #611BAC?

#611BAC converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 84%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #611BAC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #611BAC scores 9.29:1 against white and 2.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #611BAC 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 14.44, which is visibly different.

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