What color is #605577?

#605577 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 #605577?

The RGB value is 96, 85, 119: 96 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605577?

The complementary color is #6C7755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605577?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605577 color

#605577 rgb(96, 85, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605577 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.3% green and 46.7% blue (96, 85, 119).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#605577 color codes

HEX	`#605577`
RGB	`rgb(96, 85, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.4, 12.09, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.4, 21.4, 304.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.401, 10.316, 18.84)`
Decimal	`6313335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605577, 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 #605577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#605577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #605577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605577; }
.text { color: #605577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 85 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605577, #715577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605577?: #605577 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 #605577?: The RGB value is 96, 85, 119: 96 red, 85 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605577?: The complementary color is #6C7755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605577?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.