What color is #602F6A?

#602F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #602F6A?

The RGB value is 96, 47, 106: 96 red, 47 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602F6A?

The complementary color is #396A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602F6A color

#602F6A rgb(96, 47, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #602F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 18.4% green and 41.6% blue (96, 47, 106).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#602F6A color codes

HEX	`#602F6A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 47, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 18.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 56%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 56%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 32.24, -25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 40.94, 321.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.442, 5.561, 14.262)`
Decimal	`6303594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602F6A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #602F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #602F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602f6a; }
.text { color: #602f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 47 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602f6a, #6a2f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #602F6A?: #602F6A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #602F6A?: The RGB value is 96, 47, 106: 96 red, 47 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602F6A?: The complementary color is #396A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.