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#68033E Color

#68033E is rgb(104, 3, 62) in RGB, hsl(325, 94%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 40%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68033E
HEX#68033E
RGBrgb(104, 3, 62)
HSLhsl(325, 94%, 21%)
HSVhsv(325, 97%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 40%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(34.1% 0.138 353.2)
LABlab(21.72% 43.60 -5.65)
LCHlch(21.72% 43.97 352.62)

What #68033E 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 #68033E, 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 pink in the library.

#68033E Channel Values

How #68033E 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 104 · G 3 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 94% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 97% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 40% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.57:1 vs white · 1.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68033E 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 text12.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #68033E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68033E; 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 #68033E

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68033E.

How #68033E 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#68033E
Protanopia#2B2B3E
Protanomaly#4B213E
Deuteranopia#3D3D3B
Deuteranomaly#512F3C
Tritanopia#661414
Tritanomaly#670E2A
Achromatopsia#333333

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68033E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68033e: #68033E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68033E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68033e': '#68033E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.012, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_68033e">#68033E</color>
SVG fillfill="#68033E"

More Pink Colors

#68033E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#68033E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68033E?

#68033E is a dark pink — rgb(104, 3, 62) in RGB and hsl(325, 94%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.87.

What is the RGB value of #68033E?

#68033E is rgb(104, 3, 62) — red 104, green 3, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68033E?

#68033E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 40%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68033E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68033E scores 12.57:1 against white and 1.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68033E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68033E 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 purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 34.04, which is a different colour altogether.

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