What color is #650038?

#650038 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #650038?

The RGB value is 101, 0, 56: 101 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #650038?

The complementary color is #00652D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #650038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#650038 color

#650038 rgb(101, 0, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #650038 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 0% green and 22% blue (101, 0, 56).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 45% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#650038 color codes

HEX	`#650038`
RGB	`rgb(101, 0, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 0%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 45%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.26, 43.71, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.26, 43.89, 354.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.081, 3.053, 4.01)`
Decimal	`6619192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #650038, 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 #650038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#650038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #650038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #650038; }
.text { color: #650038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #650038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 0 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #650038, #650005); }

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Questions

What color is #650038?: #650038 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #650038?: The RGB value is 101, 0, 56: 101 red, 0 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #650038?: The complementary color is #00652D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #650038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.