What color is #6343B8?

#6343B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6343B8?

The RGB value is 99, 67, 184: 99 red, 67 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6343B8?

The complementary color is #98B843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6343B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6343B8 color

#6343B8 rgb(99, 67, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6343B8 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 26.3% green and 72.2% blue (99, 67, 184).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 47% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Purple Rain (#7442C8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#6343B8 color codes

HEX	`#6343B8`
RGB	`rgb(99, 67, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 26.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 47%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 64%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 64%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, 41.88, -57.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 71.01, 306.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.802, 10.127, 46.46)`
Decimal	`6505400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6343B8, 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 #6343B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6343B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6343B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6343b8; }
.text { color: #6343b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6343b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 67 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6343b8, #9d43b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #6343B8?: #6343B8 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Rain. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6343B8?: The RGB value is 99, 67, 184: 99 red, 67 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6343B8?: The complementary color is #98B843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6343B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.