What color is #634465?

#634465 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 #634465?

The RGB value is 99, 68, 101: 99 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634465?

The complementary color is #466544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634465?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634465 color

#634465 rgb(99, 68, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634465 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 26.7% green and 39.6% blue (99, 68, 101).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#634465 color codes

HEX	`#634465`
RGB	`rgb(99, 68, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 26.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, 19.58, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 24.09, 324.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.561, 7.727, 13.297)`
Decimal	`6505573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634465, 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 #634465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #634465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634465; }
.text { color: #634465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 68 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634465, #654456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634465?: #634465 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 #634465?: The RGB value is 99, 68, 101: 99 red, 68 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634465?: The complementary color is #466544, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634465?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.