What color is #635A78?

#635A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635A78?

The RGB value is 99, 90, 120: 99 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635A78?

The complementary color is #6F785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635A78 color

#635A78 rgb(99, 90, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #635A78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 35.3% green and 47.1% blue (99, 90, 120).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#635A78 color codes

HEX	`#635A78`
RGB	`rgb(99, 90, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 35.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.12, 10.28, -15.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.12, 18.69, 303.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.191, 11.321, 19.309)`
Decimal	`6511224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635A78, 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 #635A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #635A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635a78; }
.text { color: #635a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 90 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635a78, #725a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #635A78?: #635A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635A78?: The RGB value is 99, 90, 120: 99 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635A78?: The complementary color is #6F785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.