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#612588 Color

#612588 is rgb(97, 37, 136) in RGB, hsl(276, 57%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rebecca Purple (#663399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612588
HEX#612588
RGBrgb(97, 37, 136)
HSLhsl(276, 57%, 34%)
HSVhsv(276, 73%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.159 308.6)
LABlab(28.06% 40.61 -44.28)
LCHlch(28.06% 60.08 312.52)

What #612588 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 #612588, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 5.94KSU Purple#512888ΔE 6.48Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.69Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 8.59Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.24Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 12.21

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

#612588 Channel Values

How #612588 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 37 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 57% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 73% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.87:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612588 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 text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #612588 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #612588

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #612588; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#612588
Complementary
#4D8825
Analogous
#2F2588
Analogous
#88257E
Triadic
#886125
Triadic
#258861
Split comp.
#7E8825
Split comp.
#25882F

Tints & Shades of #612588

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

#7A2FAC
#933FCA
#A763D4
#BD8BDF
#D2AFE9
#E6D3F3

Shades

#552178
#471B64
#3C1754
#301344
#250E34
#170920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #612588.

How #612588 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#612588
Protanopia#353588
Protanomaly#4A2F88
Deuteranopia#404087
Deuteranomaly#4F3788
Tritanopia#553D3D
Tritanomaly#5A3564
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #612588 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-612588: #612588;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612588;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612588': '#612588' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.145, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_612588">#612588</color>
SVG fillfill="#612588"

More Purple Colors

#612588 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#612588 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612588?

#612588 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 37, 136) in RGB and hsl(276, 57%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #612588?

#612588 is rgb(97, 37, 136) — red 97, green 37, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612588?

#612588 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 73%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612588 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612588 scores 9.87:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #612588 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #612588 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 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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