What color is #633A60?

#633A60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633A60?

The RGB value is 99, 58, 96: 99 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633A60?

The complementary color is #3A633D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633A60 color

#633A60 rgb(99, 58, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633A60 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 22.7% green and 37.6% blue (99, 58, 96).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 3% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#633A60 color codes

HEX	`#633A60`
RGB	`rgb(99, 58, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 22.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 3%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, 24.66, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 28.86, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.77, 6.524, 11.861)`
Decimal	`6503008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633A60, 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 #633A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #633A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633a60; }
.text { color: #633a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 58 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633a60, #633a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #633A60?: #633A60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633A60?: The RGB value is 99, 58, 96: 99 red, 58 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633A60?: The complementary color is #3A633D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.