What color is #63004F?

#63004F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63004F?

The RGB value is 99, 0, 79: 99 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63004F?

The complementary color is #006314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63004F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63004F color

#63004F rgb(99, 0, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #63004F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 0% green and 31% blue (99, 0, 79).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 20% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Explorer (#551155), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#63004F color codes

HEX	`#63004F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 0, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 0%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 100%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 20%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.9, 46.03, -18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.9, 49.79, 337.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.557, 3.218, 7.671)`
Decimal	`6488143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63004F, 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 #63004F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63004F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #63004F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63004f; }
.text { color: #63004f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63004f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 0 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63004f, #63001d); }

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Questions

What color is #63004F?: #63004F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cosmic Explorer. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63004F?: The RGB value is 99, 0, 79: 99 red, 0 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63004F?: The complementary color is #006314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63004F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.