What color is #673C89?

#673C89 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673C89?

The RGB value is 103, 60, 137: 103 red, 60 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673C89?

The complementary color is #5E893C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673C89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673C89 color

#673C89 rgb(103, 60, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673C89 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.5% green and 53.7% blue (103, 60, 137).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#673C89 color codes

HEX	`#673C89`
RGB	`rgb(103, 60, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 56%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 56%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 34.16, -35.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 49.53, 313.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.724, 7.922, 24.573)`
Decimal	`6765705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673C89, 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 #673C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #673C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673c89; }
.text { color: #673c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 60 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673c89, #893c85); }

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Questions

What color is #673C89?: #673C89 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673C89?: The RGB value is 103, 60, 137: 103 red, 60 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673C89?: The complementary color is #5E893C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673C89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.