What color is #635367?

#635367 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635367?

The RGB value is 99, 83, 103: 99 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635367?

The complementary color is #576753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635367 color

#635367 rgb(99, 83, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #635367 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 32.5% green and 40.4% blue (99, 83, 103).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#635367 color codes

HEX	`#635367`
RGB	`rgb(99, 83, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 32.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 19%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 19%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, 10.66, -9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 13.99, 319.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.687, 9.819, 14.162)`
Decimal	`6509415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635367, 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 #635367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#635367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #635367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635367; }
.text { color: #635367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 83 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635367, #675361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #635367?: #635367 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635367?: The RGB value is 99, 83, 103: 99 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635367?: The complementary color is #576753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.