What color is #634E5F?

#634E5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634E5F?

The RGB value is 99, 78, 95: 99 red, 78 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634E5F?

The complementary color is #4E6352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634E5F color

#634E5F rgb(99, 78, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634E5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 30.6% green and 37.3% blue (99, 78, 95).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#634E5F color codes

HEX	`#634E5F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 78, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 30.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.85, 12.06, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.85, 13.73, 331.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.935, 8.928, 12.024)`
Decimal	`6508127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634E5F, 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 #634E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #634E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634e5f; }
.text { color: #634e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 78 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634e5f, #634e55); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #634E5F?: #634E5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634E5F?: The RGB value is 99, 78, 95: 99 red, 78 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634E5F?: The complementary color is #4E6352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.