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#620BE5 Color

#620BE5 is rgb(98, 11, 229) in RGB, hsl(264, 91%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 95%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.88. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#620BE5
HEX#620BE5
RGBrgb(98, 11, 229)
HSLhsl(264, 91%, 47%)
HSVhsv(264, 95%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 95%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(47.5% 0.267 287.8)
LABlab(33.37% 65.73 -90.81)
LCHlch(33.37% 112.10 305.90)

What #620BE5 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 #620BE5, 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.

#620BE5 Channel Values

How #620BE5 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 11 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 91% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 95% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 95% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.78:1 vs white · 2.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #620BE5 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 text7.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #620BE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #620BE5; 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 #620BE5

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #620BE5.

How #620BE5 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#620BE5
Protanopia#2A2AE5
Protanomaly#4721E5
Deuteranopia#3A3AE5
Deuteranomaly#4D2EE5
Tritanopia#2A5A5A
Tritanomaly#4747A5
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #620BE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-620be5: #620BE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #620BE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-620be5': '#620BE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.043, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_620be5">#620BE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#620BE5"

More Purple Colors

#620BE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#620BE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #620BE5?

#620BE5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(98, 11, 229) in RGB and hsl(264, 91%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.88.

What is the RGB value of #620BE5?

#620BE5 is rgb(98, 11, 229) — red 98, green 11, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #620BE5?

#620BE5 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 95%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #620BE5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #620BE5 scores 7.78:1 against white and 2.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #620BE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #620BE5 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 13.91, which is visibly different.

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