What color is #654A77?

#654A77 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654A77?

The RGB value is 101, 74, 119: 101 red, 74 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654A77?

The complementary color is #5C774A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654A77 color

#654A77 rgb(101, 74, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654A77 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29% green and 46.7% blue (101, 74, 119).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#654A77 color codes

HEX	`#654A77`
RGB	`rgb(101, 74, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, 20.69, -21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 29.73, 314.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.145, 8.996, 18.599)`
Decimal	`6638199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654A77, 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 #654A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #654A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654a77; }
.text { color: #654a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 74 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654a77, #774a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #654A77?: #654A77 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654A77?: The RGB value is 101, 74, 119: 101 red, 74 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654A77?: The complementary color is #5C774A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.