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#671DC9 Color

#671DC9 is rgb(103, 29, 201) in RGB, hsl(266, 75%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 86%, 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 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#671DC9
HEX#671DC9
RGBrgb(103, 29, 201)
HSLhsl(266, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(266, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 86%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(46% 0.233 294.2)
LABlab(32.79% 57.08 -75.60)
LCHlch(32.79% 94.73 307.06)

What #671DC9 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 #671DC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 5.92Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.31French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.46Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 14.55Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.27Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 17.13

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

#671DC9 Channel Values

How #671DC9 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 103 · G 29 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 75% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 86% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.09:1 vs white · 2.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #671DC9 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 text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #671DC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #671DC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #671DC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#671DC9
Complementary
#7EC91D
Analogous
#1D28C9
Analogous
#BD1DC9
Triadic
#C9671D
Triadic
#1DC967
Split comp.
#C9BD1D
Split comp.
#28C91D

Tints & Shades of #671DC9

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

#7B2DE1
#8F4CE6
#A570EB
#B98FEF
#CFB3F4
#E3D2F9

Shades

#5A19AE
#4C1593
#3E1178
#320E62
#250A47
#17062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #671DC9.

How #671DC9 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#671DC9
Protanopia#3333C9
Protanomaly#4D2CC9
Deuteranopia#4141C8
Deuteranomaly#5336C9
Tritanopia#475252
Tritanomaly#554391
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #671DC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-671dc9: #671DC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #671DC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-671dc9': '#671DC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.114, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_671dc9">#671DC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#671DC9"

More Purple Colors

#671DC9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#671DC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #671DC9?

#671DC9 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(103, 29, 201) in RGB and hsl(266, 75%, 45%) 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #671DC9?

#671DC9 is rgb(103, 29, 201) — red 103, green 29, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #671DC9?

#671DC9 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 86%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #671DC9 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #671DC9 scores 8.09:1 against white and 2.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #671DC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #671DC9 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 10.31, which is visibly different.

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