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#612BDE Color

#612BDE is rgb(97, 43, 222) in RGB, hsl(258, 73%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 81%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 11.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612BDE
HEX#612BDE
RGBrgb(97, 43, 222)
HSLhsl(258, 73%, 52%)
HSVhsv(258, 81%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 81%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.244 286.9)
LABlab(35.63% 55.55 -83.06)
LCHlch(35.63% 99.93 303.77)

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

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

#612BDE Channel Values

How #612BDE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 73% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 81% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.22:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612BDE 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 text7.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #612BDE

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #612BDE

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

Shades

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

How #612BDE 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#612BDE
Protanopia#3939DE
Protanomaly#4C34DE
Deuteranopia#4343DE
Deuteranomaly#503BDE
Tritanopia#305F5F
Tritanomaly#484FA2
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #612BDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-612bde: #612BDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612BDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612bde': '#612BDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.169, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_612bde">#612BDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#612BDE"

More Purple Colors

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

#612BDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612BDE?

#612BDE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 43, 222) in RGB and hsl(258, 73%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.71.

What is the RGB value of #612BDE?

#612BDE is rgb(97, 43, 222) — red 97, green 43, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612BDE?

#612BDE converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 81%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612BDE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612BDE scores 7.22:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #612BDE 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 11.71, which is visibly different.

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