What color is #65406A?

#65406A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #65406A?

The RGB value is 101, 64, 106: 101 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #65406A?

The complementary color is #456A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #65406A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#65406A color

#65406A rgb(101, 64, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #65406A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 25.1% green and 41.6% blue (101, 64, 106).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#65406A color codes

HEX	`#65406A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 64, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 25.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 40%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.86, 23.85, -18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.86, 29.9, 322.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.801, 7.474, 14.559)`
Decimal	`6635626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #65406A, 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 #65406A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#65406A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #65406A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #65406a; }
.text { color: #65406a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #65406a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 64 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #65406a, #6a405a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #65406A?: #65406A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #65406A?: The RGB value is 101, 64, 106: 101 red, 64 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #65406A?: The complementary color is #456A40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #65406A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.