What color is #634355?

#634355 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634355?

The RGB value is 99, 67, 85: 99 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634355?

The complementary color is #436351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634355 color

#634355 rgb(99, 67, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634355 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 26.3% green and 33.3% blue (99, 67, 85).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 19% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#634355 color codes

HEX	`#634355`
RGB	`rgb(99, 67, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 26.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 19%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 32%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 16.94, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 17.71, 343.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.792, 7.323, 9.543)`
Decimal	`6505301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634355, 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 #634355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #634355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634355; }
.text { color: #634355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 67 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634355, #634345); }

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Questions

What color is #634355?: #634355 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634355?: The RGB value is 99, 67, 85: 99 red, 67 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634355?: The complementary color is #436351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.