Palatinate Purple (#682860)

The hex code for Palatinate Purple is #682860. It is rgb(104, 40, 96) in RGB, hsl(308, 44%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 62%, 8%, 59%) in CMYK — a dark pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#682860

HEX#682860

RGBrgb(104, 40, 96)

HSLhsl(308, 44%, 28%)

HSVhsv(308, 62%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 8%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(39.1% 0.118 332.7)

LABlab(27.60% 34.83 -19.50)

LCHlch(27.60% 39.91 330.76)

Colors Closest to Palatinate Purple

Palatinate Purple is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Byzantium#702963ΔE 3.15 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 6.46 Imperial#602F6BΔE 7.79 Midnight#702670ΔE 9.48 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.78 Maximum Violet#892F77ΔE 13.01

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#682860 Channel Values

How Palatinate Purple breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 104 · G 40 · B 96	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 308° · S 44% · L 28%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 308° · S 62% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 62% · Y 8% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.19:1 vs white · 2.06:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Palatinate Purple 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 text10.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Palatinate Purple

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Palatinate Purple; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Palatinate Purple

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

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How Palatinate Purple 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#682860

Protanopia#393960

Protanomaly#503360

Deuteranopia#45455F

Deuteranomaly#553C5F

Tritanopia#643333

Tritanomaly#652F49

Achromatopsia#414141

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Using #682860 in Code

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

CSS custom property--palatinate-purple: #682860;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #682860;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'palatinate-purple': '#682860' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.157, blue: 0.376)

Android XML<color name="palatinate_purple">#682860</color>

SVG fillfill="#682860"

More Pink Colors

Palatinate Purple sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

6c0277 673147 700070 670e67 702670 663366 702963 66033c 721378 66023c 733380 660066 8a496b a00955 bd00bd cc397b db7093 e6a8d7 f000f0 f8b9d4 fe6e9f ff61ff ffcff1 470047

#682860 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Palatinate Purple?

The hex code for Palatinate Purple is #682860. That is rgb(104, 40, 96) in RGB, hsl(308, 44%, 28%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 8%, 59%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #682860?

#682860 is rgb(104, 40, 96) — red 104, green 40, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #682860?

#682860 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 8%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #682860 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #682860 scores 10.19:1 against white and 2.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #682860 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #682860 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.97, which is a different colour altogether.

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