What color is #60375F?

#60375F 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 #60375F?

The RGB value is 96, 55, 95: 96 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60375F?

The complementary color is #376038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60375F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60375F color

#60375F rgb(96, 55, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60375F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 21.6% green and 37.3% blue (96, 55, 95).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#60375F color codes

HEX	`#60375F`
RGB	`rgb(96, 55, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 21.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 25.19, -16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 29.95, 327.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.255, 6.046, 11.556)`
Decimal	`6305631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60375F, 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 #60375F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60375F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #60375F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60375f; }
.text { color: #60375f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60375f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 55 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60375f, #60374a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #60375F?: #60375F 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 #60375F?: The RGB value is 96, 55, 95: 96 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60375F?: The complementary color is #376038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60375F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.