What color is #604C87?

#604C87 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604C87?

The RGB value is 96, 76, 135: 96 red, 76 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604C87?

The complementary color is #73874C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604C87 color

#604C87 rgb(96, 76, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604C87 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 29.8% green and 52.9% blue (96, 76, 135).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#604C87 color codes

HEX	`#604C87`
RGB	`rgb(96, 76, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 29.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 21.91, -30.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 37.19, 306.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.78, 9.405, 24.112)`
Decimal	`6311047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604C87, 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 #604C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #604C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604c87; }
.text { color: #604c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 76 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604c87, #7e4c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #604C87?: #604C87 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604C87?: The RGB value is 96, 76, 135: 96 red, 76 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604C87?: The complementary color is #73874C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.