Imperial (#602F6B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.92:1 — vs black: 2.12:1

Color values

  • HEX #602F6B
  • RGB rgb(96, 47, 107)
  • HSL hsl(289, 56%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 10.28, 56.07, 0, 58.04 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #602F6B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#3A6B2F
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#422F6B
#6B2F58
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#6B602F
#2F6B60
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#586B2F
#2F6B42
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#6B422F
#3A6B2F
#2F586B
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Imperial
#602F6B Base
#100812
#301836
#47234F
#793B87
#9046A0
#B372C1
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Imperial, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#100812
#201024
#301735
#401F47
#502759
Imperial #602F6B Base
#894399
#AB64BB
#C491CF
#DDBFE3
#F5EDF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #602F6B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #602F6B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #602F6B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #602F6B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #602F6B,
        #45A72F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #602F6B,
        #45A72F
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$imperial: #602F6B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$imperial-r: 96;
$imperial-g: 47;
$imperial-b: 107;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $imperial;
    color: rgba($imperial-r, $imperial-g, $imperial-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Imperial appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #602F6B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #42426A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #37376B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #5A3B3B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #434343 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Imperial ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Imperial #602F6B Base
Palatinate Purple #682860 ΔE 4.18
Eminence #6C3082 ΔE 4.78
Byzantium #702963 ΔE 5.23
Japanese Violet #5B3256 ΔE 6.19

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.