What color is #654B68?

#654B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654B68?

The RGB value is 101, 75, 104: 101 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654B68?

The complementary color is #4E684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654B68 color

#654B68 rgb(101, 75, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654B68 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.4% green and 40.8% blue (101, 75, 104).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#654B68 color codes

HEX	`#654B68`
RGB	`rgb(101, 75, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 28%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.59, 16.62, -12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.59, 20.84, 322.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.381, 8.799, 14.245)`
Decimal	`6638440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654B68, 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 #654B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #654B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654b68; }
.text { color: #654b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 75 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654b68, #684b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654B68?: #654B68 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654B68?: The RGB value is 101, 75, 104: 101 red, 75 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654B68?: The complementary color is #4E684B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.