What color is #623B70?

#623B70 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heartless?

The RGB value is 98, 59, 112: 98 red, 59 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heartless?

The complementary color is #49703B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #623B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heartless color: hex code #623B70

#623B70 rgb(98, 59, 112)

Shades of purple

Heartless has the hex code #623B70. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 23.1% green and 43.9% blue (98, 59, 112).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

Heartless (#623B70) color codes

HEX	`#623B70`
RGB	`rgb(98, 59, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 23.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 47%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.57, 27.22, -23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.57, 36.2, 318.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.525, 6.895, 16.155)`
Decimal	`6437744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heartless, 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 #623B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#623B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #623B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #623b70; }
.text { color: #623b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #623b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 59 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #623b70, #703b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #623B70 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #623B70?: #623B70 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heartless?: The RGB value is 98, 59, 112: 98 red, 59 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heartless?: The complementary color is #49703B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #623B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.