What color is #604E73?

#604E73 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604E73?

The RGB value is 96, 78, 115: 96 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604E73?

The complementary color is #61734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604E73 color

#604E73 rgb(96, 78, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604E73 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.6% green and 45.1% blue (96, 78, 115).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#604E73 color codes

HEX	`#604E73`
RGB	`rgb(96, 78, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 15.49, -18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 24.04, 310.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.642, 9.173, 17.426)`
Decimal	`6311539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604E73, 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 #604E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #604E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604e73; }
.text { color: #604e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 78 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604e73, #724e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604E73?: #604E73 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604E73?: The RGB value is 96, 78, 115: 96 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604E73?: The complementary color is #61734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.