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#612281 Color

#612281 is rgb(97, 34, 129) in RGB, hsl(280, 58%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 74%, 0%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612281
HEX#612281
RGBrgb(97, 34, 129)
HSLhsl(280, 58%, 32%)
HSVhsv(280, 74%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 74%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.155 311.7)
LABlab(27.12% 40.68 -41.41)
LCHlch(27.12% 58.05 314.49)

What #612281 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 #612281, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.1Eminence#6C3082ΔE 8.26Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.5Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.2Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.21Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 10.73

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

#612281 Channel Values

How #612281 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 34 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 58% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 74% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.22:1 vs white · 2.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612281 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 text10.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #612281 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #612281

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #612281; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#612281
Complementary
#428122
Analogous
#322281
Analogous
#812271
Triadic
#816122
Triadic
#228161
Split comp.
#718122
Split comp.
#228132

Tints & Shades of #612281

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

#7D2CA5
#9A3ACB
#AD5ED4
#C186DF
#D4AAE9
#E8D3F3

Shades

#551E71
#491A61
#3D1551
#311140
#250D30
#180920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #612281.

How #612281 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#612281
Protanopia#333381
Protanomaly#4A2D81
Deuteranopia#3F3F80
Deuteranomaly#4F3681
Tritanopia#563A3A
Tritanomaly#5B325E
Achromatopsia#414141

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #612281 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-612281: #612281;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612281;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612281': '#612281' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.133, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_612281">#612281</color>
SVG fillfill="#612281"

More Purple Colors

#612281 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#612281 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612281?

#612281 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 34, 129) in RGB and hsl(280, 58%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #612281?

#612281 is rgb(97, 34, 129) — red 97, green 34, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612281?

#612281 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 74%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612281 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612281 scores 10.22:1 against white and 2.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #612281 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #612281 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 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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