What color is #654F7A?

#654F7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #654F7A?

The RGB value is 101, 79, 122: 101 red, 79 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #654F7A?

The complementary color is #647A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #654F7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#654F7A color

#654F7A rgb(101, 79, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #654F7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 31% green and 47.8% blue (101, 79, 122).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#654F7A color codes

HEX	`#654F7A`
RGB	`rgb(101, 79, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 31%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 35%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, 18.31, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 27.85, 311.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.675, 9.764, 19.678)`
Decimal	`6639482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #654F7A, 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 #654F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#654F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #654F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #654f7a; }
.text { color: #654f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #654f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 79 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #654f7a, #7a4f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #654F7A?: #654F7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #654F7A?: The RGB value is 101, 79, 122: 101 red, 79 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #654F7A?: The complementary color is #647A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #654F7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.