What color is #604B67?

#604B67 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 #604B67?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 103: 96 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B67?

The complementary color is #52674B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604B67 color

#604B67 rgb(96, 75, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604B67 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 40.4% blue (96, 75, 103).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#604B67 color codes

HEX	`#604B67`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, 14.53, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 19.44, 318.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.788, 8.498, 13.954)`
Decimal	`6310759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B67, 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 #604B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #604B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b67; }
.text { color: #604b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b67, #674b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604B67?: #604B67 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 #604B67?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 103: 96 red, 75 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B67?: The complementary color is #52674B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.