What color is #634B71?

#634B71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634B71?

The RGB value is 99, 75, 113: 99 red, 75 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634B71?

The complementary color is #59714B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634B71 color

#634B71 rgb(99, 75, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634B71 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29.4% green and 44.3% blue (99, 75, 113).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#634B71 color codes

HEX	`#634B71`
RGB	`rgb(99, 75, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.75, 17.94, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.75, 25.41, 314.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.642, 8.877, 16.772)`
Decimal	`6507377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634B71, 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 #634B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #634B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634b71; }
.text { color: #634b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 75 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634b71, #714b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634B71?: #634B71 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634B71?: The RGB value is 99, 75, 113: 99 red, 75 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634B71?: The complementary color is #59714B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.