What color is #605176?

#605176 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605176?

The RGB value is 96, 81, 118: 96 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605176?

The complementary color is #677651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605176 color

#605176 rgb(96, 81, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605176 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.8% green and 46.3% blue (96, 81, 118).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#605176 color codes

HEX	`#605176`
RGB	`rgb(96, 81, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.26, 14.35, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.26, 23.64, 307.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.036, 9.68, 18.423)`
Decimal	`6312310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605176, 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 #605176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #605176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605176; }
.text { color: #605176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 81 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605176, #735176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605176?: #605176 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605176?: The RGB value is 96, 81, 118: 96 red, 81 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605176?: The complementary color is #677651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.