What color is #634C8A?

#634C8A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634C8A?

The RGB value is 99, 76, 138: 99 red, 76 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634C8A?

The complementary color is #738A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634C8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634C8A color

#634C8A rgb(99, 76, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634C8A is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29.8% green and 54.1% blue (99, 76, 138).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#634C8A color codes

HEX	`#634C8A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 76, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 45%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.22, 23.63, -31.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.22, 39.08, 307.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.316, 9.656, 25.255)`
Decimal	`6507658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634C8A, 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 #634C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #634C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634c8a; }
.text { color: #634c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 76 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634c8a, #824c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #634C8A?: #634C8A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634C8A?: The RGB value is 99, 76, 138: 99 red, 76 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634C8A?: The complementary color is #738A4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634C8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.