What color is #634E78?

#634E78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634E78?

The RGB value is 99, 78, 120: 99 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634E78?

The complementary color is #63784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634E78 color

#634E78 rgb(99, 78, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634E78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 30.6% green and 47.1% blue (99, 78, 120).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#634E78 color codes

HEX	`#634E78`
RGB	`rgb(99, 78, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 30.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 17.76, -20.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 27.23, 310.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.259, 9.458, 18.998)`
Decimal	`6508152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634E78, 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 #634E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #634E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634e78; }
.text { color: #634e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 78 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634e78, #784e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #634E78?: #634E78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634E78?: The RGB value is 99, 78, 120: 99 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634E78?: The complementary color is #63784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.