What color is #653B5F?

#653B5F 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 #653B5F?

The RGB value is 101, 59, 95: 101 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #653B5F?

The complementary color is #3B6541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #653B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#653B5F color

#653B5F rgb(101, 59, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #653B5F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green and 37.3% blue (101, 59, 95).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#653B5F color codes

HEX	`#653B5F`
RGB	`rgb(101, 59, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 23.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.16, 24.57, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.16, 28.1, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.996, 6.721, 11.648)`
Decimal	`6634335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #653B5F, 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 #653B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#653B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #653B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #653b5f; }
.text { color: #653b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #653b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 59 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #653b5f, #653b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #653B5F?: #653B5F 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 #653B5F?: The RGB value is 101, 59, 95: 101 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #653B5F?: The complementary color is #3B6541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #653B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.