What color is #635275?

#635275 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635275?

The RGB value is 99, 82, 117: 99 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635275?

The complementary color is #647552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635275 color

#635275 rgb(99, 82, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #635275 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 32.2% green and 45.9% blue (99, 82, 117).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#635275 color codes

HEX	`#635275`
RGB	`rgb(99, 82, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 32.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 30%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, 14.53, -17.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 22.61, 309.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.373, 9.972, 18.152)`
Decimal	`6509173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635275, 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 #635275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#635275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #635275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635275; }
.text { color: #635275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 82 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635275, #745275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #635275?: #635275 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635275?: The RGB value is 99, 82, 117: 99 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635275?: The complementary color is #647552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.