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#634479 Color

#634479 is rgb(99, 68, 121) in RGB, hsl(275, 28%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 44%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#634479
HEX#634479
RGBrgb(99, 68, 121)
HSLhsl(275, 28%, 37%)
HSVhsv(275, 44%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 44%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.091 310)
LABlab(34.15% 21.87 -25.28)
LCHlch(34.15% 33.43 310.87)

What #634479 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #634479, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 5.29Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.27Imperial#602F6BΔE 10.28Medium Violet#65315FΔE 12.2English Violet#563C5CΔE 12.92French Lilac#86608EΔE 13.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#634479 Channel Values

How #634479 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 99 · G 68 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 28% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 44% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.97:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #634479 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #634479 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #634479

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #634479; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#634479
Complementary
#5A7944
Analogous
#484479
Analogous
#794474
Triadic
#796344
Triadic
#447963
Split comp.
#747944
Split comp.
#447948

Tints & Shades of #634479

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B5496
#8F69AB
#A586BB
#BBA4CC
#D1C1DC
#E4DBEB

Shades

#553B68
#4B335B
#3D2A4B
#30213B
#23182A
#18111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #634479.

How #634479 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#634479
Protanopia#4A4A79
Protanomaly#554879
Deuteranopia#505078
Deuteranomaly#584B79
Tritanopia#5C4D4D
Tritanomaly#5F4A62
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #634479 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-634479: #634479;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #634479;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-634479': '#634479' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.267, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_634479">#634479</color>
SVG fillfill="#634479"

More Purple Colors

#634479 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#634479 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #634479?

#634479 is a dark purple — rgb(99, 68, 121) in RGB and hsl(275, 28%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #634479?

#634479 is rgb(99, 68, 121) — red 99, green 68, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #634479?

#634479 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 44%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #634479 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #634479 scores 7.97:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #634479 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #634479 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.89, which is visibly different.

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