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#612EAD Color

#612EAD is rgb(97, 46, 173) in RGB, hsl(264, 58%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 73%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#612EAD
HEX#612EAD
RGBrgb(97, 46, 173)
HSLhsl(264, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(264, 73%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 73%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.189 296.1)
LABlab(32.15% 43.77 -60.16)
LCHlch(32.15% 74.40 306.04)

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

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 6.11Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 10.76Purple Heart#69359CΔE 13.28Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.57Indigo#4B0082ΔE 14.14Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 14.77

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

#612EAD Channel Values

How #612EAD 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 46 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 58% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 73% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.39:1 vs white · 2.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #612EAD 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 text8.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #612EAD

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

Base
#612EAD
Complementary
#7AAD2E
Analogous
#2E3BAD
Analogous
#A12EAD
Triadic
#AD612E
Triadic
#2EAD61
Split comp.
#ADA12E
Split comp.
#3BAD2E

Tints & Shades of #612EAD

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

#743ACB
#8A5AD3
#A17ADC
#B596E3
#CCB6EC
#E3D7F4

Shades

#532895
#482281
#3B1C69
#2F1655
#22103C
#170B28

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

How #612EAD 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#612EAD
Protanopia#3B3BAD
Protanomaly#4D36AD
Deuteranopia#4444AD
Deuteranomaly#513CAD
Tritanopia#4B4E4E
Tritanomaly#54437F
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #612EAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-612ead: #612EAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #612EAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-612ead': '#612EAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.180, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_612ead">#612EAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#612EAD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#612EAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #612EAD?

#612EAD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 46, 173) in RGB and hsl(264, 58%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #612EAD?

#612EAD is rgb(97, 46, 173) — red 97, green 46, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #612EAD?

#612EAD converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 73%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #612EAD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #612EAD scores 8.39:1 against white and 2.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #612EAD 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 13.57, which is visibly different.

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