What color is #603F64?

#603F64 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 #603F64?

The RGB value is 96, 63, 100: 96 red, 63 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #603F64?

The complementary color is #43643F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #603F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#603F64 color

#603F64 rgb(96, 63, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #603F64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 24.7% green and 39.2% blue (96, 63, 100).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#603F64 color codes

HEX	`#603F64`
RGB	`rgb(96, 63, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 24.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, 21.37, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 26.71, 323.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.901, 6.962, 12.929)`
Decimal	`6307684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #603F64, 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 #603F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#603F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #603F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #603f64; }
.text { color: #603f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #603f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 63 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #603f64, #643f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #603F64?: #603F64 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 #603F64?: The RGB value is 96, 63, 100: 96 red, 63 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #603F64?: The complementary color is #43643F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #603F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.