What color is #654C73?

#654C73 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654C73?

The RGB value is 101, 76, 115: 101 red, 76 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654C73?

The complementary color is #5A734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654C73 color

#654C73 rgb(101, 76, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654C73 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 29.8% green and 45.1% blue (101, 76, 115).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#654C73 color codes

HEX	`#654C73`
RGB	`rgb(101, 76, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 29.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 34%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 18.49, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 26.05, 315.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.045, 9.174, 17.405)`
Decimal	`6638707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654C73, 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 #654C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #654C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654c73; }
.text { color: #654c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 76 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654c73, #734c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654C73?: #654C73 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654C73?: The RGB value is 101, 76, 115: 101 red, 76 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654C73?: The complementary color is #5A734C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.