What color is #654E72?

#654E72 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 #654E72?

The RGB value is 101, 78, 114: 101 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654E72?

The complementary color is #5B724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654E72 color

#654E72 rgb(101, 78, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654E72 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 30.6% green and 44.7% blue (101, 78, 114).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#654E72 color codes

HEX	`#654E72`
RGB	`rgb(101, 78, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 30.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 17.02, -16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 24.04, 315.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.128, 9.431, 17.15)`
Decimal	`6639218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654E72, 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 #654E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #654E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654e72; }
.text { color: #654e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 78 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654e72, #724e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #654E72?: #654E72 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 #654E72?: The RGB value is 101, 78, 114: 101 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654E72?: The complementary color is #5B724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.