What color is #63607F?

#63607F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63607F?

The RGB value is 99, 96, 127: 99 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63607F?

The complementary color is #7C7F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63607F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63607F color

#63607F rgb(99, 96, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #63607F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.6% green and 49.8% blue (99, 96, 127).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#63607F color codes

HEX	`#63607F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 96, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.08, 8.32, -16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.08, 18.81, 296.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.158, 12.551, 21.804)`
Decimal	`6512767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63607F, 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 #63607F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63607F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #63607F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63607f; }
.text { color: #63607f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63607f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 96 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63607f, #72607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #63607F?: #63607F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63607F?: The RGB value is 99, 96, 127: 99 red, 96 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63607F?: The complementary color is #7C7F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63607F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.