What color is #673E6E?

#673E6E is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Majesty?

The RGB value is 103, 62, 110: 103 red, 62 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Majesty?

The complementary color is #456E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673E6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Majesty color: hex code #673E6E

#673E6E rgb(103, 62, 110)

Shades of purple

Majesty has the hex code #673E6E. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.3% green and 43.1% blue (103, 62, 110).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

Majesty (#673E6E) color codes

HEX	`#673E6E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 62, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 44%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 44%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 26.63, -20.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 33.67, 322.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.13, 7.455, 15.654)`
Decimal	`6766190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Majesty, 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 #673E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #673E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673e6e; }
.text { color: #673e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 62 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673e6e, #6e3e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #673E6E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #673E6E?: #673E6E is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Majesty?: The RGB value is 103, 62, 110: 103 red, 62 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Majesty?: The complementary color is #456E3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673E6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.