What color is #63576B?

#63576B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63576B?

The RGB value is 99, 87, 107: 99 red, 87 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63576B?

The complementary color is #5F6B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63576B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63576B color

#63576B rgb(99, 87, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #63576B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 34.1% green and 42% blue (99, 87, 107).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#63576B color codes

HEX	`#63576B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 87, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 34.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 19%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 9.07, -9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 13.24, 313.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.207, 10.531, 15.349)`
Decimal	`6510443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63576B, 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 #63576B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63576B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #63576B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63576b; }
.text { color: #63576b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63576b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 87 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63576b, #6b5769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #63576B?: #63576B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63576B?: The RGB value is 99, 87, 107: 99 red, 87 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63576B?: The complementary color is #5F6B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63576B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.