What color is #65395F?

#65395F 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 #65395F?

The RGB value is 101, 57, 95: 101 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65395F?

The complementary color is #39653F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65395F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65395F color

#65395F rgb(101, 57, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65395F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 22.4% green and 37.3% blue (101, 57, 95).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#65395F color codes

HEX	`#65395F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 57, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 22.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, 25.77, -14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 29.5, 330.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.895, 6.52, 11.614)`
Decimal	`6633823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65395F, 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 #65395F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65395F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #65395F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65395f; }
.text { color: #65395f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65395f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 57 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65395f, #653949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #65395F?: #65395F 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 #65395F?: The RGB value is 101, 57, 95: 101 red, 57 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65395F?: The complementary color is #39653F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65395F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.