What color is #654161?

#654161 is a dark, grayish magenta known as Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Plum?

The RGB value is 101, 65, 97: 101 red, 65 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Plum?

The complementary color is #416545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Plum color: hex code #654161

#654161 rgb(101, 65, 97)

Shades of purple

Royal Plum has the hex code #654161. It is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 25.5% green and 38% blue (101, 65, 97).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 4% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

Royal Plum (#654161) color codes

HEX	`#654161`
RGB	`rgb(101, 65, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 25.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 4%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.72, 21.33, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.72, 24.73, 329.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.415, 7.411, 12.241)`
Decimal	`6635873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Plum, 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 #654161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #654161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654161; }
.text { color: #654161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 65 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654161, #65414f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #654161 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #654161?: #654161 is a dark, grayish magenta known as Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Plum?: The RGB value is 101, 65, 97: 101 red, 65 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Plum?: The complementary color is #416545, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.