What color is #643B63?

#643B63 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643B63?

The RGB value is 100, 59, 99: 100 red, 59 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643B63?

The complementary color is #3B643C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643B63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643B63 color

#643B63 rgb(100, 59, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #643B63 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.1% green and 38.8% blue (100, 59, 99).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#643B63 color codes

HEX	`#643B63`
RGB	`rgb(100, 59, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.2, 25.03, -16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.2, 29.78, 327.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.071, 6.739, 12.625)`
Decimal	`6568803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643B63, 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 #643B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #643B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643b63; }
.text { color: #643b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 59 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643b63, #643b4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #643B63?: #643B63 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643B63?: The RGB value is 100, 59, 99: 100 red, 59 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643B63?: The complementary color is #3B643C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643B63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.