#602F6BImperial (#602F6B) is a dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 320°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.111. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #602F6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(96, 47, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 39%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 56%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 58%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(28.3 32.5 -25.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.396 0.111 320) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Imperial shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: drifts toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#622e64 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#622f69 — ΔE 0.5, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#602f6b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#602f6c — ΔE 0.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward purpleTest Imperial in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.92:1 and against black 2.12:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#b189ba · #8d6297 · #602f6b · #481a52 · #25002d · #050009
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#655f97 · #634783 · #602f6b · #561d4b · #480c2d · #370012
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e1adb2 · #b68bc0 · #b7616d · #7e555a · #602f6b · #411949
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#9dd691 · #947a9a · #6e5f71 · #602f6b · #371f3d · #180a1b
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf5eb · #aca1ae · #5c615a · #602f6b · #352b38 · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf5eb · #c3ccc0 · #959f92 · #1a2617 · #000500 · #602f6b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b3 · #d7a7cb · #56aa6c · #4e6047 · #602f6b · #0e0628
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eaf3cd · #8ee6ca · #858a6f · #4e5f4b · #602f6b · #0a0825
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#fef0d9 · #c39f63 · #006d72 · #602f6b · #00373a · #100600
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee5 · #d39573 · #396e2e · #602f6b · #003448 · #000200
#794D83 · #936C9C · #AD8BB5 · #C8ABCE · #E3CDE8
#52255C · #441C4D · #36133E · #290A30 · #1D0323
#5B3564 · #563B5C · #504054
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.