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#620AFA Color

#620AFA is rgb(98, 10, 250) in RGB, hsl(262, 96%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 96%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Indigo (#6F00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#620AFA
HEX#620AFA
RGBrgb(98, 10, 250)
HSLhsl(262, 96%, 51%)
HSVhsv(262, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 96%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.287 284.6)
LABlab(35.46% 69.76 -99.22)
LCHlch(35.46% 121.28 305.11)

What #620AFA 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 #620AFA, 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.

#620AFA Channel Values

How #620AFA 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 10 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 96% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.14:1 vs white · 2.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #620AFA 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 text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #620AFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #620AFA; 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 #620AFA

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 #620AFA 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#620AFA
Protanopia#2A2AFA
Protanomaly#4721FA
Deuteranopia#3A3AFA
Deuteranomaly#4D2DFA
Tritanopia#026262
Tritanomaly#3F4DB4
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #620AFA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-620afa: #620AFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #620AFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-620afa': '#620AFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.039, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_620afa">#620AFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#620AFA"

More Purple Colors

#620AFA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#620AFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #620AFA?

#620AFA is a mid-tone purple — rgb(98, 10, 250) in RGB and hsl(262, 96%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6F00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.66.

What is the RGB value of #620AFA?

#620AFA is rgb(98, 10, 250) — red 98, green 10, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #620AFA?

#620AFA converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 96%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #620AFA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #620AFA scores 7.14:1 against white and 2.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #620AFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #620AFA 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 blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 14.18, which is visibly different.

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