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#622489 Color

#622489 is rgb(98, 36, 137) in RGB, hsl(277, 58%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rebecca Purple (#663399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#622489
HEX#622489
RGBrgb(98, 36, 137)
HSLhsl(277, 58%, 34%)
HSVhsv(277, 74%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.162 308.9)
LABlab(28.11% 41.48 -44.80)
LCHlch(28.11% 61.05 312.80)

What #622489 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 #622489, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 6Purple Heart#69359CΔE 6.67KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.04Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 9.39Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.99Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 11.81

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

#622489 Channel Values

How #622489 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 36 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 58% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 74% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.85:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #622489 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 text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #622489 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #622489

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #622489; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#622489
Complementary
#4B8924
Analogous
#302489
Analogous
#89247D
Triadic
#896224
Triadic
#248962
Split comp.
#7D8924
Split comp.
#248930

Tints & Shades of #622489

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

#7C2EAD
#953ECC
#A962D5
#BF8AE0
#D3AEEA
#E7D3F3

Shades

#572079
#481B65
#3D1655
#311244
#260E34
#170920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #622489.

How #622489 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#622489
Protanopia#353589
Protanomaly#4B2F89
Deuteranopia#414188
Deuteranomaly#503789
Tritanopia#563D3D
Tritanomaly#5B3564
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #622489 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-622489: #622489;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #622489;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-622489': '#622489' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.384, green: 0.141, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_622489">#622489</color>
SVG fillfill="#622489"

More Purple Colors

#622489 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#622489 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #622489?

#622489 is a dark purple — rgb(98, 36, 137) in RGB and hsl(277, 58%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #622489?

#622489 is rgb(98, 36, 137) — red 98, green 36, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #622489?

#622489 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 74%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #622489 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #622489 scores 9.85:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #622489 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #622489 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 6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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