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#634870 Color

#634870 is rgb(99, 72, 112) in RGB, hsl(281, 22%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#634870
HEX#634870
RGBrgb(99, 72, 112)
HSLhsl(281, 22%, 36%)
HSVhsv(281, 36%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(44.7% 0.072 314.4)
LABlab(34.81% 17.88 -18.65)
LCHlch(34.81% 25.84 313.79)

What #634870 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 #634870, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 6.99Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.58Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.93Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 11.61Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.62French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.08

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

#634870 Channel Values

How #634870 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 72 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 22% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 36% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.8:1 vs white · 2.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #634870 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 text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #634870 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #634870

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #634870; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#634870
Complementary
#547048
Analogous
#4F4870
Analogous
#704869
Triadic
#706348
Triadic
#487063
Split comp.
#697048
Split comp.
#48704F

Tints & Shades of #634870

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

#7C5A8C
#9370A4
#A88CB5
#BBA5C5
#D0C1D7
#E5DDE9

Shades

#553E60
#4A3654
#3D2C44
#322438
#241A28
#19121C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #634870.

How #634870 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#634870
Protanopia#4D4D70
Protanomaly#574B70
Deuteranopia#52526F
Deuteranomaly#594E70
Tritanopia#5E4E4E
Tritanomaly#604C5E
Achromatopsia#525252

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Using #634870 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-634870: #634870;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #634870;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-634870': '#634870' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.282, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_634870">#634870</color>
SVG fillfill="#634870"

More Purple Colors

#634870 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#634870 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #634870?

#634870 is a dark purple — rgb(99, 72, 112) in RGB and hsl(281, 22%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.99.

What is the RGB value of #634870?

#634870 is rgb(99, 72, 112) — red 99, green 72, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #634870?

#634870 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #634870 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #634870 scores 7.8:1 against white and 2.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #634870 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #634870 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 24.77, which is visibly different.

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