What color is #60436B?

#60436B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60436B?

The RGB value is 96, 67, 107: 96 red, 67 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60436B?

The complementary color is #4E6B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60436B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60436B color

#60436B rgb(96, 67, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60436B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.3% green and 42% blue (96, 67, 107).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#60436B color codes

HEX	`#60436B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 67, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.06, 20.47, -18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.06, 27.53, 318.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.484, 7.563, 14.867)`
Decimal	`6308715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60436B, 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 #60436B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60436B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #60436B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60436b; }
.text { color: #60436b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60436b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 67 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60436b, #6b4362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60436B?: #60436B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60436B?: The RGB value is 96, 67, 107: 96 red, 67 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60436B?: The complementary color is #4E6B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60436B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.