What color is #60369A?

#60369A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60369A?

The RGB value is 96, 54, 154: 96 red, 54 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60369A?

The complementary color is #709A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60369A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60369A color

#60369A rgb(96, 54, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60369A is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 21.2% green and 60.4% blue (96, 54, 154).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 48% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#60369A color codes

HEX	`#60369A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 54, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 21.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 48%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 65%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 65%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.83, 40.19, -47.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.83, 62.54, 309.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.974, 7.458, 31.374)`
Decimal	`6305434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60369A, 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 #60369A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60369A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #60369A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60369a; }
.text { color: #60369a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60369a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 54 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60369a, #92369a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #60369A?: #60369A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60369A?: The RGB value is 96, 54, 154: 96 red, 54 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60369A?: The complementary color is #709A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60369A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.