#653b8c

Color #653b8c

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#653b8c

RGB

rgb(101, 59, 140)

HSL

hsl(271.1, 40.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.1, 57.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(33.54, 34.94, -38.18)

LCH

lch(33.54, 51.75, 312.46)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.1323, 305.59)

HWB

hwb(271.1, 23.1%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#628c3b

Analogous

#3c3b8c

#653b8c

#8c3b8a

Triadic

#653b8c

#8c653b

#3b8c65

Split-complementary

#653b8c

#8a8c3b

#3b8c3c

Tetradic

#653b8c

#8c3b62

#628c3b

#3b8c65

Square

#653b8c

#8c3c3b

#628c3b

#3b8a8c

Shades

Color #653b8c mixed toward black.

#543175

#43275d

#321d46

#22142f

#110a17

Tints

Color #653b8c mixed toward white.

#7f4ab0

#996dc2

#b292d1

#ccb6e0

#e5dbf0

Tones

Color #653b8c mixed toward gray.

#654285

#64487e

#644f78

#645671

#645d6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56567e · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#585b7b · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#63726f · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #653b8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#653b8c]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#653b8c (#653b8c) is rgb(101, 59, 140) in RGB.

No, #653b8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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