What color is #604A66?

#604A66 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 #604A66?

The RGB value is 96, 74, 102: 96 red, 74 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604A66?

The complementary color is #50664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604A66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604A66 color

#604A66 rgb(96, 74, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604A66 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29% green and 40% blue (96, 74, 102).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#604A66 color codes

HEX	`#604A66`
RGB	`rgb(96, 74, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, 14.93, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 19.64, 319.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.671, 8.344, 13.669)`
Decimal	`6310502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604A66, 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 #604A66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604A66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #604A66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604a66; }
.text { color: #604a66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604a66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 74 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604a66, #664a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604A66?: #604A66 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 #604A66?: The RGB value is 96, 74, 102: 96 red, 74 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604A66?: The complementary color is #50664A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604A66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.