What color is #604364?

#604364 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 #604364?

The RGB value is 96, 67, 100: 96 red, 67 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604364?

The complementary color is #476443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604364?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604364 color

#604364 rgb(96, 67, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604364 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.3% green and 39.2% blue (96, 67, 100).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#604364 color codes

HEX	`#604364`
RGB	`rgb(96, 67, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 33%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 33%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.75, 18.88, -14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.75, 23.77, 322.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.131, 7.421, 13.006)`
Decimal	`6308708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604364, 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 #604364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #604364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604364; }
.text { color: #604364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 67 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604364, #644357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604364?: #604364 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 #604364?: The RGB value is 96, 67, 100: 96 red, 67 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604364?: The complementary color is #476443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604364?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.