What color is #65304B?

#65304B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65304B?

The RGB value is 101, 48, 75: 101 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65304B?

The complementary color is #30654A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65304B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65304B color

#65304B rgb(101, 48, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65304B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 18.8% green and 29.4% blue (101, 48, 75).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#65304B color codes

HEX	`#65304B`
RGB	`rgb(101, 48, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 18.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.82, 27.43, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.82, 28.01, 348.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.694, 5.389, 7.29)`
Decimal	`6631499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65304B, 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 #65304B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65304B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #65304B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65304b; }
.text { color: #65304b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65304b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 48 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65304b, #653030); }

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Questions

What color is #65304B?: #65304B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65304B?: The RGB value is 101, 48, 75: 101 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65304B?: The complementary color is #30654A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65304B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.