What color is #634F6F?

#634F6F 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 #634F6F?

The RGB value is 99, 79, 111: 99 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634F6F?

The complementary color is #5B6F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634F6F color

#634F6F rgb(99, 79, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #634F6F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 31% green and 43.5% blue (99, 79, 111).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#634F6F color codes

HEX	`#634F6F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 79, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 31%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, 14.97, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 21.36, 314.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.81, 9.392, 16.279)`
Decimal	`6508399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634F6F, 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 #634F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #634F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634f6f; }
.text { color: #634f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 79 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634f6f, #6f4f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #634F6F?: #634F6F 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 #634F6F?: The RGB value is 99, 79, 111: 99 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634F6F?: The complementary color is #5B6F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.