What color is #633656?

#633656 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633656?

The RGB value is 99, 54, 86: 99 red, 54 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633656?

The complementary color is #366343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633656 color

#633656 rgb(99, 54, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633656 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 21.2% green and 33.7% blue (99, 54, 86).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 13% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#633656 color codes

HEX	`#633656`
RGB	`rgb(99, 54, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 21.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 45%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 13%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 25.09, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 27.25, 337.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.145, 5.963, 9.524)`
Decimal	`6501974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633656, 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 #633656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #633656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633656; }
.text { color: #633656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 54 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633656, #633640); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #633656?: #633656 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633656?: The RGB value is 99, 54, 86: 99 red, 54 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633656?: The complementary color is #366343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.