What color is #604865?

#604865 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 #604865?

The RGB value is 96, 72, 101: 96 red, 72 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604865?

The complementary color is #4D6548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604865 color

#604865 rgb(96, 72, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604865 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 28.2% green and 39.6% blue (96, 72, 101).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#604865 color codes

HEX	`#604865`
RGB	`rgb(96, 72, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 28.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.11, 15.97, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.11, 20.59, 320.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.49, 8.061, 13.365)`
Decimal	`6309989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604865, 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 #604865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #604865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604865; }
.text { color: #604865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 72 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604865, #65485c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604865?: #604865 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 #604865?: The RGB value is 96, 72, 101: 96 red, 72 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604865?: The complementary color is #4D6548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.