What color is #605374?

#605374 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605374?

The RGB value is 96, 83, 116: 96 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605374?

The complementary color is #677453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605374?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605374 color

#605374 rgb(96, 83, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605374 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.5% green and 45.5% blue (96, 83, 116).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% 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 7.03:1).

#605374 color codes

HEX	`#605374`
RGB	`rgb(96, 83, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 12.6, -16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 21.03, 306.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.069, 9.934, 17.854)`
Decimal	`6312820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605374, 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 #605374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #605374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605374; }
.text { color: #605374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 83 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605374, #715374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605374?: #605374 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605374?: The RGB value is 96, 83, 116: 96 red, 83 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605374?: The complementary color is #677453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605374?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.