What color is #631E41?

#631E41 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #631E41?

The RGB value is 99, 30, 65: 99 red, 30 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #631E41?

The complementary color is #1E6340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #631E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#631E41 color

#631E41 rgb(99, 30, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #631E41 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 11.8% green and 25.5% blue (99, 30, 65).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 53% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 34% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#631E41 color codes

HEX	`#631E41`
RGB	`rgb(99, 30, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 11.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 53%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 70%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 34%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, 34.67, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 35.08, 351.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.564, 3.964, 5.419)`
Decimal	`6495809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #631E41, 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 #631E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#631E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #631E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #631e41; }
.text { color: #631e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #631e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 30 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #631e41, #631e1e); }

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Questions

What color is #631E41?: #631E41 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #631E41?: The RGB value is 99, 30, 65: 99 red, 30 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #631E41?: The complementary color is #1E6340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #631E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.