What color is #605272?

#605272 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605272?

The RGB value is 96, 82, 114: 96 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605272?

The complementary color is #647252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605272 color

#605272 rgb(96, 82, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605272 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.2% green and 44.7% blue (96, 82, 114).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#605272 color codes

HEX	`#605272`
RGB	`rgb(96, 82, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, 12.74, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 20.57, 308.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.878, 9.736, 17.223)`
Decimal	`6312562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605272, 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 #605272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #605272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605272; }
.text { color: #605272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 82 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605272, #705272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605272?: #605272 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605272?: The RGB value is 96, 82, 114: 96 red, 82 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605272?: The complementary color is #647252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.