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#620DC9 Color

#620DC9 is rgb(98, 13, 201) in RGB, hsl(267, 88%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#620DC9
HEX#620DC9
RGBrgb(98, 13, 201)
HSLhsl(267, 88%, 42%)
HSVhsv(267, 94%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(44.6% 0.241 292.9)
LABlab(30.75% 60.26 -78.98)
LCHlch(30.75% 99.34 307.34)

What #620DC9 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 #620DC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 6.13Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 11.23French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.53Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.1Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 17.13Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 17.28

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

#620DC9 Channel Values

How #620DC9 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 13 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 88% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 94% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.68:1 vs white · 2.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #620DC9 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 text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #620DC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #620DC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #620DC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#620DC9
Complementary
#75C90D
Analogous
#0D16C9
Analogous
#C00DC9
Triadic
#C9620D
Triadic
#0DC962
Split comp.
#C9C00D
Split comp.
#16C90D

Tints & Shades of #620DC9

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

#740FF0
#8A36F2
#A15CF5
#B782F7
#CDA9F9
#E3CFFC

Shades

#560BB1
#480995
#3C087D
#2F0660
#230548
#15032B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #620DC9.

How #620DC9 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#620DC9
Protanopia#2B2BC9
Protanomaly#4722C9
Deuteranopia#3B3BC8
Deuteranomaly#4D2EC9
Tritanopia#3E4E4E
Tritanomaly#4F3E90
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #620DC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-620dc9: #620DC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #620DC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-620dc9': '#620DC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.051, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_620dc9">#620DC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#620DC9"

More Purple Colors

#620DC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#620DC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #620DC9?

#620DC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(98, 13, 201) in RGB and hsl(267, 88%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #620DC9?

#620DC9 is rgb(98, 13, 201) — red 98, green 13, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #620DC9?

#620DC9 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 94%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #620DC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #620DC9 scores 8.68:1 against white and 2.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #620DC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #620DC9 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 11.23, which is visibly different.

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