What color is #603B5E?

#603B5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603B5E?

The RGB value is 96, 59, 94: 96 red, 59 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603B5E?

The complementary color is #3B603D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603B5E color

#603B5E rgb(96, 59, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603B5E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.1% green and 36.9% blue (96, 59, 94).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#603B5E color codes

HEX	`#603B5E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 59, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.46, 22.54, -14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.46, 26.6, 327.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.408, 6.423, 11.384)`
Decimal	`6306654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603B5E, 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 #603B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #603B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603b5e; }
.text { color: #603b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 59 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603b5e, #603b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603B5E?: #603B5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603B5E?: The RGB value is 96, 59, 94: 96 red, 59 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603B5E?: The complementary color is #3B603D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.