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#612B82 Color

#612B82 is rgb(97, 43, 130) in RGB, hsl(277, 50%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 67%, 0%, 49%) 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 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612B82
HEX#612B82
RGBrgb(97, 43, 130)
HSLhsl(277, 50%, 34%)
HSVhsv(277, 67%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 67%, 0%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(40.6% 0.144 310)
LABlab(28.76% 36.67 -39.41)
LCHlch(28.76% 53.83 312.94)

What #612B82 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 #612B82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eminence#6C3082ΔE 5.05Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 8.02KSU Purple#512888ΔE 8.38Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 9.1Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.21Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.9

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

#612B82 Channel Values

How #612B82 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 43 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 50% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 67% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.65:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612B82 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 text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #612B82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #612B82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #612B82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#612B82
Complementary
#4D822B
Analogous
#352B82
Analogous
#822B78
Triadic
#82612B
Triadic
#2B8261
Split comp.
#78822B
Split comp.
#2B8235

Tints & Shades of #612B82

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

#7A37A4
#9347C2
#A76ACD
#BE90DA
#D2B3E6
#E6D5F1

Shades

#552673
#472060
#3C1B50
#301641
#251132
#170A1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #612B82.

How #612B82 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#612B82
Protanopia#393982
Protanomaly#4C3482
Deuteranopia#434381
Deuteranomaly#503B82
Tritanopia#563F3F
Tritanomaly#5B3861
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #612B82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-612b82: #612B82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612B82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612b82': '#612B82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.169, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_612b82">#612B82</color>
SVG fillfill="#612B82"

More Purple Colors

#612B82 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#612B82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612B82?

#612B82 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 43, 130) in RGB and hsl(277, 50%, 34%) 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 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #612B82?

#612B82 is rgb(97, 43, 130) — red 97, green 43, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612B82?

#612B82 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 67%, 0%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612B82 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612B82 scores 9.65:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #612B82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #612B82 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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