What color is #634772?

#634772 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634772?

The RGB value is 99, 71, 114: 99 red, 71 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634772?

The complementary color is #567247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634772?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634772 color

#634772 rgb(99, 71, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634772 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 27.8% green and 44.7% blue (99, 71, 114).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#634772 color codes

HEX	`#634772`
RGB	`rgb(99, 71, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 27.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 38%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.75, 20.67, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.75, 28.87, 315.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.436, 8.374, 16.983)`
Decimal	`6506354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634772, 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 #634772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #634772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634772; }
.text { color: #634772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 71 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634772, #72476c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634772?: #634772 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634772?: The RGB value is 99, 71, 114: 99 red, 71 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634772?: The complementary color is #567247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.