What color is #602F8F?

#602F8F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #602F8F?

The RGB value is 96, 47, 143: 96 red, 47 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #602F8F?

The complementary color is #5E8F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #602F8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#602F8F color

#602F8F rgb(96, 47, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #602F8F is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 18.4% green and 56.1% blue (96, 47, 143).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lucid Dreams (#632F92), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#602F8F color codes

HEX	`#602F8F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 47, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 18.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 67%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.65, 41.09, -44.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.65, 60.72, 312.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.797, 6.503, 26.668)`
Decimal	`6303631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #602F8F, 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 #602F8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#602F8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #602F8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #602f8f; }
.text { color: #602f8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #602f8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 47 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #602f8f, #8f2f8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #602F8F?: #602F8F is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #602F8F?: The RGB value is 96, 47, 143: 96 red, 47 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #602F8F?: The complementary color is #5E8F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #602F8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.