What color is #60436D?

#60436D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60436D?

The RGB value is 96, 67, 109: 96 red, 67 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60436D?

The complementary color is #506D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60436D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60436D color

#60436D rgb(96, 67, 109)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 26.3% green and 42.7% blue (96, 67, 109).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#60436D color codes

HEX	`#60436D`
RGB	`rgb(96, 67, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 26.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.15, 20.94, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.15, 28.63, 316.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.591, 7.605, 15.428)`
Decimal	`6308717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60436D, 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 #60436D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#60436D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #60436D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60436d; }
.text { color: #60436d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60436d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 67 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60436d, #6d4365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #60436D?: #60436D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60436D?: The RGB value is 96, 67, 109: 96 red, 67 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60436D?: The complementary color is #506D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60436D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.