What color is #604C81?

#604C81 is a desaturated violet known as Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sumptuous Purple?

The RGB value is 96, 76, 129: 96 red, 76 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sumptuous Purple?

The complementary color is #6D814C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sumptuous Purple color: hex code #604C81

#604C81 rgb(96, 76, 129)

Shades of purple

Sumptuous Purple has the hex code #604C81. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.8% green and 50.6% blue (96, 76, 129).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Sumptuous Purple (#604C81) color codes

HEX	`#604C81`
RGB	`rgb(96, 76, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, 20.31, -26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 33.67, 307.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.37, 9.241, 21.949)`
Decimal	`6311041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sumptuous Purple, 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 #604C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #604C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604c81; }
.text { color: #604c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 76 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604c81, #7a4c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #604C81 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #604C81?: #604C81 is a desaturated violet known as Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sumptuous Purple?: The RGB value is 96, 76, 129: 96 red, 76 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sumptuous Purple?: The complementary color is #6D814C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.