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#601ABC — Purple

#601ABC is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #601ABC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#601ABC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #76BC1A; it also sits naturally between #1A25BC and #B21ABC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#601ABC · RGB 96, 26, 188

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Color values

HEX#601ABC
RGB96, 26, 188
HSL266°, 76%, 42%
HSV266°, 86%, 74%
CMYK49%, 86%, 0%, 26%
XYZ14.27, 6.86, 48.15
Yxy6.86, 0.2060, 0.0990
CIE-Lab31.48, 61.10, -70.51
Hunter Lab26.18, 53.70, -95.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 10% · Blue 74%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #601ABC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #601ABC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #601ABC

.text { color: #601ABC; }
.background { background-color: #601ABC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #601ABC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 26, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #601ABC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 26, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #601ABC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 26, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#601ABC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#601ABC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #601ABC

#5717AB#4E1599#47138B#3E1179#350E67#2C0C55#220943#1B0736#120524#090212

Tints of #601ABC

#6C1DD3#7B2CE2#8943E5#9A5DE9#A874EC#B68AEF#C7A5F3#D5BCF6#E6D7F9#F4EDFD

Tones of #601ABC

#6225B1#6331A5#653D99#66488E#685483#6A5F77

Color harmonies

Complementary — #76BC1A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.86:1 AAA
Against black text2.37:1 Fails

Best text color on #601ABC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #601ABC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #601ABC: ·

How #601ABC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #424195Deuteranopia · #464B8BTritanopia · #5C766F

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #601ABC rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby Dusk
#631FBC · #875CE4 · #81CA22 · #C7E79D
Misty Ruby Garden
#6EC8EA · #6E81E9 · #5E20B5 · #E049E2
Vivid Ruby Saffron
#6112B6 · #EA25D7 · #EF5E89 · #F5B89B
Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3
Lucky Ruby Cascade
#5A10C0 · #8535EE · #9CED2B · #D8F19D
Scarlet Mosaic
#D0B5F2 · #9F6BE1 · #7E32DC · #6020B1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#631FBC#5E20B5#6112B6#551CC0#5A10C0#6020B1#541BB8#6816B3#5F28BD#651EAF#5524BD#6229BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #601ABB  ·  #601ABD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #601ABC?

#601ABC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 96, 26, 188). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #601ABC?

#601ABC is RGB 96, 26, 188 — HSL 266°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 49%, 86%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #601ABC?

Its complement is #76BC1A; analogous partners are #1A25BC and #B21ABC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #601ABC for text?

White text on #601ABC has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.