What color is #643C5F?

#643C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #643C5F?

The RGB value is 100, 60, 95: 100 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #643C5F?

The complementary color is #3C6441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #643C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#643C5F color

#643C5F rgb(100, 60, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #643C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 23.5% green and 37.3% blue (100, 60, 95).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#643C5F color codes

HEX	`#643C5F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 60, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 23.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, 23.6, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 27.18, 330.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.937, 6.768, 11.66)`
Decimal	`6569055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #643C5F, 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 #643C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#643C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #643C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #643c5f; }
.text { color: #643c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #643c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 60 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #643c5f, #643c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #643C5F?: #643C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #643C5F?: The RGB value is 100, 60, 95: 100 red, 60 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #643C5F?: The complementary color is #3C6441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #643C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.