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#634A7D Color

#634A7D is rgb(99, 74, 125) in RGB, hsl(269, 26%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 51%) 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 5.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#634A7D
HEX#634A7D
RGBrgb(99, 74, 125)
HSLhsl(269, 26%, 39%)
HSVhsv(269, 41%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(45.7% 0.086 305.8)
LABlab(35.85% 19.11 -25.11)
LCHlch(35.85% 31.56 307.27)

What #634A7D 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 #634A7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 5.87Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 7.99Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 11Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 11.6French Lilac#86608EΔE 12.18English Violet#563C5CΔE 12.68

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

#634A7D Channel Values

How #634A7D 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 74 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 26% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 41% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.48:1 vs white · 2.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #634A7D 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 text7.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #634A7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #634A7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #634A7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#634A7D
Complementary
#647D4A
Analogous
#4A4A7D
Analogous
#7C4A7D
Triadic
#7D634A
Triadic
#4A7D63
Split comp.
#7D7C4A
Split comp.
#4A7D4A

Tints & Shades of #634A7D

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

#775997
#8E72AC
#A28BBB
#BAA8CC
#CEC2DB
#E5DFEC

Shades

#56406D
#49375D
#3D2D4D
#30243D
#231A2D
#17111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #634A7D.

How #634A7D 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#634A7D
Protanopia#4F4F7D
Protanomaly#584D7D
Deuteranopia#53537D
Deuteranomaly#5A507D
Tritanopia#5C5353
Tritanomaly#5F4F66
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #634A7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-634a7d: #634A7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #634A7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-634a7d': '#634A7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.290, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_634a7d">#634A7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#634A7D"

More Purple Colors

#634A7D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#634A7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #634A7D?

#634A7D is a dark purple — rgb(99, 74, 125) in RGB and hsl(269, 26%, 39%) 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #634A7D?

#634A7D is rgb(99, 74, 125) — red 99, green 74, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #634A7D?

#634A7D converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #634A7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #634A7D scores 7.48:1 against white and 2.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #634A7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #634A7D 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 18.63, which is visibly different.

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