What color is #604070?

#604070 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604070?

The RGB value is 96, 64, 112: 96 red, 64 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604070?

The complementary color is #507040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604070 color

#604070 rgb(96, 64, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604070 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 25.1% green and 43.9% blue (96, 64, 112).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#604070 color codes

HEX	`#604070`
RGB	`rgb(96, 64, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 25.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 43%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 23.51, -22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 32.46, 316.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.581, 7.324, 16.235)`
Decimal	`6307952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604070, 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 #604070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #604070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604070; }
.text { color: #604070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 64 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604070, #704068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #604070?: #604070 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604070?: The RGB value is 96, 64, 112: 96 red, 64 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604070?: The complementary color is #507040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.