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#61429E Color

#61429E is rgb(97, 66, 158) in RGB, hsl(260, 41%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#61429E
HEX#61429E
RGBrgb(97, 66, 158)
HSLhsl(260, 41%, 44%)
HSVhsv(260, 58%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(46.1% 0.144 295.8)
LABlab(35.28% 30.00 -46.12)
LCHlch(35.28% 55.02 303.05)

What #61429E 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 #61429E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 7.98Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.04Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.17Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.96KSU Purple#512888ΔE 10.42Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 10.42

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

#61429E Channel Values

How #61429E 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 66 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 41% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 58% · V 62%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 38%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.55:1 vs white · 2.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #61429E 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 text7.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #61429E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #61429E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #61429E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#61429E
Complementary
#809E42
Analogous
#42529E
Analogous
#8F429E
Triadic
#9E6142
Triadic
#429E61
Split comp.
#9E8F42
Split comp.
#529E42

Tints & Shades of #61429E

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

#7452B7
#886CC1
#9F88CD
#B7A5D9
#CEC2E5
#E2DBF0

Shades

#543989
#493277
#3B2961
#2E204C
#211736
#160F24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #61429E.

How #61429E 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#61429E
Protanopia#48489E
Protanomaly#53469E
Deuteranopia#4E4E9E
Deuteranomaly#56499E
Tritanopia#515555
Tritanomaly#584E79
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #61429E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-61429e: #61429E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #61429E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-61429e': '#61429E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.259, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_61429e">#61429E</color>
SVG fillfill="#61429E"

More Purple Colors

#61429E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#61429E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #61429E?

#61429E is a mid-tone purple — rgb(97, 66, 158) in RGB and hsl(260, 41%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #61429E?

#61429E is rgb(97, 66, 158) — red 97, green 66, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #61429E?

#61429E converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 58%, 0%, 38%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #61429E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #61429E scores 7.55:1 against white and 2.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #61429E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #61429E 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 9.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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