What color is #603F62?

#603F62 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 #603F62?

The RGB value is 96, 63, 98: 96 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603F62?

The complementary color is #41623F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603F62 color

#603F62 rgb(96, 63, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603F62 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 24.7% green and 38.4% blue (96, 63, 98).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#603F62 color codes

HEX	`#603F62`
RGB	`rgb(96, 63, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 24.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 36%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 36%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.63, 20.93, -14.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.63, 25.68, 324.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.806, 6.924, 12.426)`
Decimal	`6307682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603F62, 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 #603F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #603F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603f62; }
.text { color: #603f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 63 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603f62, #623f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603F62?: #603F62 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 #603F62?: The RGB value is 96, 63, 98: 96 red, 63 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603F62?: The complementary color is #41623F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.