What color is #603658?

#603658 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 #603658?

The RGB value is 96, 54, 88: 96 red, 54 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603658?

The complementary color is #36603E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603658?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603658 color

#603658 rgb(96, 54, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603658 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 21.2% green and 34.5% blue (96, 54, 88).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#603658 color codes

HEX	`#603658`
RGB	`rgb(96, 54, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 21.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 24.37, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 27.39, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.904, 5.83, 9.94)`
Decimal	`6305368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603658, 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 #603658	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603658 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #603658 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603658; }
.text { color: #603658; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603658; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 54 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603658, #603643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603658?: #603658 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 #603658?: The RGB value is 96, 54, 88: 96 red, 54 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603658?: The complementary color is #36603E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603658?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.