What color is #603761?

#603761 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 #603761?

The RGB value is 96, 55, 97: 96 red, 55 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603761?

The complementary color is #386137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603761 color

#603761 rgb(96, 55, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603761 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 21.6% green and 38% blue (96, 55, 97).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Long Passionate Night (#5B365E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#603761 color codes

HEX	`#603761`
RGB	`rgb(96, 55, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 21.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 43%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.62, 25.61, -17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.62, 30.93, 325.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.348, 6.083, 12.041)`
Decimal	`6305633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603761, 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 #603761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #603761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603761; }
.text { color: #603761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 55 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603761, #61374d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #603761?: #603761 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 #603761?: The RGB value is 96, 55, 97: 96 red, 55 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603761?: The complementary color is #386137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.