What color is #60355C?

#60355C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60355C?

The RGB value is 96, 53, 92: 96 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60355C?

The complementary color is #356039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60355C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60355C color

#60355C rgb(96, 53, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60355C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 20.8% green and 36.1% blue (96, 53, 92).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#60355C color codes

HEX	`#60355C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 53, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 20.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 25.77, -15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 29.92, 329.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.029, 5.806, 10.821)`
Decimal	`6305116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60355C, 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 #60355C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60355C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #60355C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60355c; }
.text { color: #60355c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60355c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 53 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60355c, #603547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #60355C?: #60355C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Long Passionate Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60355C?: The RGB value is 96, 53, 92: 96 red, 53 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60355C?: The complementary color is #356039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60355C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.