What color is #604B7C?

#604B7C 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 #604B7C?

The RGB value is 96, 75, 124: 96 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604B7C?

The complementary color is #677C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604B7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604B7C color

#604B7C rgb(96, 75, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604B7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.4% green and 48.6% blue (96, 75, 124).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 7.51:1).

#604B7C color codes

HEX	`#604B7C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 75, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.93, 19.64, -24.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.93, 31.45, 308.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.977, 8.974, 20.219)`
Decimal	`6310780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604B7C, 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 #604B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #604B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604b7c; }
.text { color: #604b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 75 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604b7c, #794b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #604B7C?: #604B7C 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 #604B7C?: The RGB value is 96, 75, 124: 96 red, 75 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604B7C?: The complementary color is #677C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604B7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.