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#613E84 Color

#613E84 is rgb(97, 62, 132) in RGB, hsl(270, 36%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 53%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#613E84
HEX#613E84
RGBrgb(97, 62, 132)
HSLhsl(270, 36%, 38%)
HSVhsv(270, 53%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 53%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(43.7% 0.116 305.2)
LABlab(32.94% 26.80 -34.00)
LCHlch(32.94% 43.29 308.25)

What #613E84 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 #613E84, 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.

#613E84 Channel Values

How #613E84 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 62 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 36% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 53% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.3:1 vs white · 2.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #613E84 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 text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #613E84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #613E84; 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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Tints & Shades of #613E84

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.

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Shades

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How #613E84 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#613E84
Protanopia#454584
Protanomaly#524384
Deuteranopia#4C4C83
Deuteranomaly#554784
Tritanopia#574B4B
Tritanomaly#5B4667
Achromatopsia#4E4E4E

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Using #613E84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-613e84: #613E84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #613E84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-613e84': '#613E84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.243, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_613e84">#613E84</color>
SVG fillfill="#613E84"

More Purple Colors

#613E84 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#613E84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #613E84?

#613E84 is a dark purple — rgb(97, 62, 132) in RGB and hsl(270, 36%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #613E84?

#613E84 is rgb(97, 62, 132) — red 97, green 62, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #613E84?

#613E84 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 53%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #613E84 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #613E84 scores 8.3:1 against white and 2.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #613E84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #613E84 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.61, which is visibly different.

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