What color is #603C61?

#603C61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603C61?

The RGB value is 96, 60, 97: 96 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603C61?

The complementary color is #3D613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603C61 color

#603C61 rgb(96, 60, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603C61 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.5% green and 38% blue (96, 60, 97).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#603C61 color codes

HEX	`#603C61`
RGB	`rgb(96, 60, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 38%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, 22.57, -15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 27.36, 325.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.597, 6.582, 12.125)`
Decimal	`6306913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603C61, 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 #603C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #603C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603c61; }
.text { color: #603c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 60 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603c61, #613c50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603C61?: #603C61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603C61?: The RGB value is 96, 60, 97: 96 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603C61?: The complementary color is #3D613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.