What color is #63209B?

#63209B is a dark, moderate violet known as Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wild Violet?

The RGB value is 99, 32, 155: 99 red, 32 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wild Violet?

The complementary color is #589B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63209B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wild Violet color: hex code #63209B

#63209B rgb(99, 32, 155)

Shades of purple

Wild Violet has the hex code #63209B. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 12.5% green and 60.8% blue (99, 32, 155).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 66% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

Wild Violet (#63209B) color codes

HEX	`#63209B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 32, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 12.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 66%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 79%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 79%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.54, 51.54, -53.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.54, 74.53, 313.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.577, 6.052, 31.562)`
Decimal	`6496411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wild Violet, 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 #63209B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63209B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #63209B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63209b; }
.text { color: #63209b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63209b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 32 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63209b, #9b2095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #63209B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #63209B?: #63209B is a dark, moderate violet known as Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wild Violet?: The RGB value is 99, 32, 155: 99 red, 32 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wild Violet?: The complementary color is #589B20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63209B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.