What color is #635C93?

#635C93 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #635C93?

The RGB value is 99, 92, 147: 99 red, 92 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #635C93?

The complementary color is #8C935C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #635C93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#635C93 color

#635C93 rgb(99, 92, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #635C93 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 36.1% green and 57.6% blue (99, 92, 147).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#635C93 color codes

HEX	`#635C93`
RGB	`rgb(99, 92, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 36.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 16.13, -29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 33.42, 298.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.238, 12.413, 29.244)`
Decimal	`6511763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #635C93, 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 #635C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#635C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #635C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #635c93; }
.text { color: #635c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #635c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 92 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #635c93, #7e5c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #635C93?: #635C93 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #635C93?: The RGB value is 99, 92, 147: 99 red, 92 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #635C93?: The complementary color is #8C935C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #635C93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.