What color is #604F6A?

#604F6A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604F6A?

The RGB value is 96, 79, 106: 96 red, 79 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604F6A?

The complementary color is #596A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604F6A color

#604F6A rgb(96, 79, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #604F6A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31% green and 41.6% blue (96, 79, 106).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#604F6A color codes

HEX	`#604F6A`
RGB	`rgb(96, 79, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, 12.71, -12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 18.14, 314.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.221, 9.119, 14.855)`
Decimal	`6311786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604F6A, 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 #604F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #604F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604f6a; }
.text { color: #604f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 79 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604f6a, #6a4f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #604F6A?: #604F6A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604F6A?: The RGB value is 96, 79, 106: 96 red, 79 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604F6A?: The complementary color is #596A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.