What color is #604B7A?

#604B7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604B7A?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 122: 96 red, 75 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B7A?

The complementary color is #657A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604B7A color

#604B7A rgb(96, 75, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604B7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 47.8% blue (96, 75, 122).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 24% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#604B7A color codes

HEX	`#604B7A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 24%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 39%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 19.13, -23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 30.28, 309.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.852, 8.924, 19.559)`
Decimal	`6310778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B7A, 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 #604B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #604B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b7a; }
.text { color: #604b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b7a, #784b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #604B7A?: #604B7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604B7A?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 122: 96 red, 75 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B7A?: The complementary color is #657A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.