What color is #62346A?

#62346A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62346A?

The RGB value is 98, 52, 106: 98 red, 52 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62346A?

The complementary color is #3C6A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62346A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62346A color

#62346A rgb(98, 52, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #62346A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 20.4% green and 41.6% blue (98, 52, 106).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5B3167), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#62346A color codes

HEX	`#62346A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 52, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 20.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 51%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, 30.01, -23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 37.84, 322.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.866, 6.094, 14.342)`
Decimal	`6435946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62346A, 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 #62346A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#62346A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #62346A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62346a; }
.text { color: #62346a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62346a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 52 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62346a, #6a3457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #62346A?: #62346A is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Imperial Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62346A?: The RGB value is 98, 52, 106: 98 red, 52 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62346A?: The complementary color is #3C6A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62346A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.