What color is #603D7A?

#603D7A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #603D7A?

The RGB value is 96, 61, 122: 96 red, 61 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603D7A?

The complementary color is #577A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603D7A color

#603D7A rgb(96, 61, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603D7A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 23.9% green and 47.8% blue (96, 61, 122).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 33% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Drifting Violet (#5B4276), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#603D7A color codes

HEX	`#603D7A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 61, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 23.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 33%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 50%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 50%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.32, 27.79, -28.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.32, 40.15, 313.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.005, 7.23, 19.277)`
Decimal	`6307194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603D7A, 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 #603D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #603D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603d7a; }
.text { color: #603d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 61 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603d7a, #7a3d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #603D7A?: #603D7A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Drifting Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #603D7A?: The RGB value is 96, 61, 122: 96 red, 61 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603D7A?: The complementary color is #577A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.