What color is #633E5E?

#633E5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633E5E?

The RGB value is 99, 62, 94: 99 red, 62 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633E5E?

The complementary color is #3E6343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633E5E color

#633E5E rgb(99, 62, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633E5E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 24.3% green and 36.9% blue (99, 62, 94).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#633E5E color codes

HEX	`#633E5E`
RGB	`rgb(99, 62, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 24.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.59, 21.81, -12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.59, 25.06, 330.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.888, 6.906, 11.452)`
Decimal	`6504030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633E5E, 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 #633E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #633E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633e5e; }
.text { color: #633e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 62 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633e5e, #633e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #633E5E?: #633E5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633E5E?: The RGB value is 99, 62, 94: 99 red, 62 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633E5E?: The complementary color is #3E6343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.