What color is #673A85?

#673A85 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673A85?

The RGB value is 103, 58, 133: 103 red, 58 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673A85?

The complementary color is #58853A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673A85 color

#673A85 rgb(103, 58, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673A85 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 22.7% green and 52.2% blue (103, 58, 133).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733C8E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#673A85 color codes

HEX	`#673A85`
RGB	`rgb(103, 58, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 22.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 56%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, 34.32, -34.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 48.65, 314.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.339, 7.603, 23.056)`
Decimal	`6765189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673A85, 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 #673A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #673A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673a85; }
.text { color: #673a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 58 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673a85, #853a7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #673A85?: #673A85 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673A85?: The RGB value is 103, 58, 133: 103 red, 58 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673A85?: The complementary color is #58853A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.