What color is #655C79?

#655C79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #655C79?

The RGB value is 101, 92, 121: 101 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #655C79?

The complementary color is #70795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #655C79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#655C79 color

#655C79 rgb(101, 92, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #655C79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 36.1% green and 47.5% blue (101, 92, 121).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#655C79 color codes

HEX	`#655C79`
RGB	`rgb(101, 92, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 36.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.9, 9.99, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.9, 18.03, 303.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.644, 11.801, 19.697)`
Decimal	`6642809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #655C79, 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 #655C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#655C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #655C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #655c79; }
.text { color: #655c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #655c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 92 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #655c79, #735c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #655C79?: #655C79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #655C79?: The RGB value is 101, 92, 121: 101 red, 92 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #655C79?: The complementary color is #70795C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #655C79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.