What color is #60426F?

#60426F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60426F?

The RGB value is 96, 66, 111: 96 red, 66 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60426F?

The complementary color is #516F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60426F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60426F color

#60426F rgb(96, 66, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60426F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 25.9% green and 43.5% blue (96, 66, 111).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#60426F color codes

HEX	`#60426F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 66, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 25.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 41%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.99, 22.03, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.99, 30.47, 316.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.641, 7.531, 15.982)`
Decimal	`6308463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60426F, 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 #60426F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60426F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #60426F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60426f; }
.text { color: #60426f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60426f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 66 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60426f, #6f4267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #60426F?: #60426F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60426F?: The RGB value is 96, 66, 111: 96 red, 66 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60426F?: The complementary color is #516F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60426F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.