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#61338A Color

#61338A is rgb(97, 51, 138) in RGB, hsl(272, 46%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 63%, 0%, 46%) 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 6.82. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61338A
HEX#61338A
RGBrgb(97, 51, 138)
HSLhsl(272, 46%, 37%)
HSVhsv(272, 63%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 63%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(42.3% 0.141 305.5)
LABlab(30.82% 34.08 -41.08)
LCHlch(30.82% 53.38 309.68)

What #61338A 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 #61338A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eminence#6C3082ΔE 6.82Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 7.19KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.74Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.06Purple Heart#69359CΔE 8.68Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 10.57

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

#61338A Channel Values

How #61338A 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 51 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 46% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 63% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.94:1 vs white · 2.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61338A 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 text8.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61338A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61338A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61338A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61338A
Complementary
#5B8A33
Analogous
#36338A
Analogous
#8A3387
Triadic
#8A6133
Triadic
#338A61
Split comp.
#878A33
Split comp.
#338A36

Tints & Shades of #61338A

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

#793FAB
#8D54C0
#A475CC
#BA97D8
#D0B8E5
#E4D6F0

Shades

#542C77
#4A2768
#3C2056
#2F1943
#221230
#180C22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61338A.

How #61338A 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#61338A
Protanopia#3E3E8A
Protanomaly#4E3A8A
Deuteranopia#464689
Deuteranomaly#523F8A
Tritanopia#554646
Tritanomaly#5A3F68
Achromatopsia#494949

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Using #61338A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61338a: #61338A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61338A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61338a': '#61338A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.200, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_61338a">#61338A</color>
SVG fillfill="#61338A"

More Purple Colors

#61338A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61338A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61338A?

#61338A is a dark purple — rgb(97, 51, 138) in RGB and hsl(272, 46%, 37%) 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 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #61338A?

#61338A is rgb(97, 51, 138) — red 97, green 51, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61338A?

#61338A converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 63%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61338A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61338A scores 8.94:1 against white and 2.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61338A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61338A 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 8.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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