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#620377 Color

#620377 is rgb(98, 3, 119) in RGB, hsl(289, 95%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 97%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#620377
HEX#620377
RGBrgb(98, 3, 119)
HSLhsl(289, 95%, 24%)
HSVhsv(289, 97%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 97%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.174 318.4)
LABlab(23.34% 48.50 -41.16)
LCHlch(23.34% 63.61 319.68)

What #620377 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 #620377, 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.

#620377 Channel Values

How #620377 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 98 · G 3 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 95% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 97% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.67:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #620377 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 text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #620377

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #620377; 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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Tints & Shades of #620377

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

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How #620377 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#620377
Protanopia#282877
Protanomaly#461E77
Deuteranopia#393976
Deuteranomaly#4D2C76
Tritanopia#592B2B
Tritanomaly#5C2054
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #620377 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-620377: #620377;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #620377;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-620377': '#620377' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.012, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_620377">#620377</color>
SVG fillfill="#620377"

More Purple Colors

#620377 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#620377 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #620377?

#620377 is a dark purple — rgb(98, 3, 119) in RGB and hsl(289, 95%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #620377?

#620377 is rgb(98, 3, 119) — red 98, green 3, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #620377?

#620377 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 97%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #620377 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #620377 scores 11.67:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #620377 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #620377 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 11.04, which is visibly different.

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