What color is #634568?

#634568 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634568?

The RGB value is 99, 69, 104: 99 red, 69 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634568?

The complementary color is #4A6845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634568 color

#634568 rgb(99, 69, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634568 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 27.1% green and 40.8% blue (99, 69, 104).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#634568 color codes

HEX	`#634568`
RGB	`rgb(99, 69, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 27.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 34%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, 19.62, -15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 24.91, 321.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.772, 7.909, 14.106)`
Decimal	`6505832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634568, 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 #634568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #634568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634568; }
.text { color: #634568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 69 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634568, #68455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634568?: #634568 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634568?: The RGB value is 99, 69, 104: 99 red, 69 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634568?: The complementary color is #4A6845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.