What color is #633F63?

#633F63 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 #633F63?

The RGB value is 99, 63, 99: 99 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633F63?

The complementary color is #3F633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633F63?

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.

#633F63 color

#633F63 rgb(99, 63, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #633F63 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 24.7% green and 38.8% blue (99, 63, 99).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 22% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#633F63 color codes

HEX	`#633F63`
RGB	`rgb(99, 63, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 24.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 22%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 36%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.05, 22.24, -14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.05, 26.74, 326.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.175, 7.109, 12.691)`
Decimal	`6504291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633F63, 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 #633F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633F63 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 #633F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633f63; }
.text { color: #633f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 63 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633f63, #633f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #633F63?: #633F63 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 #633F63?: The RGB value is 99, 63, 99: 99 red, 63 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633F63?: The complementary color is #3F633F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633F63?: 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.