What color is #673D90?

#673D90 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673D90?

The RGB value is 103, 61, 144: 103 red, 61 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673D90?

The complementary color is #66903D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673D90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673D90 color

#673D90 rgb(103, 61, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673D90 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.9% green and 56.5% blue (103, 61, 144).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 40% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#673D90 color codes

HEX	`#673D90`
RGB	`rgb(103, 61, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 40%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 58%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 58%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, 35.34, -39.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 52.73, 312.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.295, 8.235, 27.322)`
Decimal	`6765968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673D90, 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 #673D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #673D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673d90; }
.text { color: #673d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 61 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673d90, #903d90); }

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Questions

What color is #673D90?: #673D90 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673D90?: The RGB value is 103, 61, 144: 103 red, 61 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673D90?: The complementary color is #66903D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673D90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.