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#635AAA Color

#635AAA is rgb(99, 90, 170) in RGB, hsl(247, 32%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 47%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#635AAA
HEX#635AAA
RGBrgb(99, 90, 170)
HSLhsl(247, 32%, 51%)
HSVhsv(247, 47%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 47%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.123 286.4)
LABlab(42.07% 19.40 -42.43)
LCHlch(42.07% 46.65 294.57)

What #635AAA 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 #635AAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#635AAA Channel Values

How #635AAA 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 90 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 32% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 47% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #635AAA 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #635AAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #635AAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #635AAA

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

Shades

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How #635AAA 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#635AAA
Protanopia#5C5CAA
Protanomaly#5F5BAA
Deuteranopia#5D5DAA
Deuteranomaly#605CAA
Tritanopia#536969
Tritanomaly#5A6388
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #635AAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-635aaa: #635AAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #635AAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-635aaa': '#635AAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.388, green: 0.353, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_635aaa">#635AAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#635AAA"

More Blue Colors

#635AAA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#635AAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #635AAA?

#635AAA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(99, 90, 170) in RGB and hsl(247, 32%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.3.

What is the RGB value of #635AAA?

#635AAA is rgb(99, 90, 170) — red 99, green 90, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #635AAA?

#635AAA converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 47%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #635AAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #635AAA scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #635AAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #635AAA 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 11.96, which is visibly different.

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