What color is #633E62?

#633E62 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 #633E62?

The RGB value is 99, 62, 98: 99 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633E62?

The complementary color is #3E633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633E62 color

#633E62 rgb(99, 62, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633E62 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 24.3% green and 38.4% blue (99, 62, 98).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#633E62 color codes

HEX	`#633E62`
RGB	`rgb(99, 62, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 24.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 37%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.76, 22.64, -14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.76, 26.97, 327.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.073, 6.98, 12.422)`
Decimal	`6504034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633E62, 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 #633E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #633E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633e62; }
.text { color: #633e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 62 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633e62, #633e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #633E62?: #633E62 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 #633E62?: The RGB value is 99, 62, 98: 99 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633E62?: The complementary color is #3E633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.