What color is #63397F?

#63397F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63397F?

The RGB value is 99, 57, 127: 99 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63397F?

The complementary color is #557F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63397F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63397F color

#63397F rgb(99, 57, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #63397F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 22.4% green and 49.8% blue (99, 57, 127).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kingfisher Daisy (#583580), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#63397F color codes

HEX	`#63397F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 57, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 22.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 55%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.06, 32.29, -32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.06, 45.82, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.439, 7.111, 20.897)`
Decimal	`6502783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63397F, 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 #63397F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63397F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #63397F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63397f; }
.text { color: #63397f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63397f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 57 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63397f, #7f3978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #63397F?: #63397F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Kingfisher Daisy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63397F?: The RGB value is 99, 57, 127: 99 red, 57 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63397F?: The complementary color is #557F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63397F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.