What color is #604170?

#604170 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604170?

The RGB value is 96, 65, 112: 96 red, 65 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604170?

The complementary color is #517041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604170 color

#604170 rgb(96, 65, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604170 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 25.5% green and 43.9% blue (96, 65, 112).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heartless (#623B70), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#604170 color codes

HEX	`#604170`
RGB	`rgb(96, 65, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 25.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.78, 22.89, -21.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.78, 31.74, 316.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.638, 7.437, 16.254)`
Decimal	`6308208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604170, 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 #604170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #604170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604170; }
.text { color: #604170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 65 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604170, #704168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #604170?: #604170 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Heartless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604170?: The RGB value is 96, 65, 112: 96 red, 65 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604170?: The complementary color is #517041, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.