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#653EC1 Color

#653EC1 is rgb(101, 62, 193) in RGB, hsl(258, 51%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 68%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iris (#5A4FCF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#653EC1
HEX#653EC1
RGBrgb(101, 62, 193)
HSLhsl(258, 51%, 50%)
HSVhsv(258, 68%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 68%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.193 291.2)
LABlab(37.08% 41.06 -63.91)
LCHlch(37.08% 75.97 302.72)

What #653EC1 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 #653EC1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.38Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.81Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.11Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.37Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.61Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.08

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

#653EC1 Channel Values

How #653EC1 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 101 · G 62 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 51% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 68% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.97:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #653EC1 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 text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #653EC1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #653EC1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #653EC1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#653EC1
Complementary
#9AC13E
Analogous
#3E58C1
Analogous
#A73EC1
Triadic
#C1653E
Triadic
#3EC165
Split comp.
#C1A73E
Split comp.
#58C13E

Tints & Shades of #653EC1

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

#7B59C9
#9074D2
#A68FDB
#B8A6E2
#CEC1EB
#E3DCF4

Shades

#5736A6
#4B2E8E
#3D2574
#311E5C
#231541
#160E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #653EC1.

How #653EC1 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#653EC1
Protanopia#4747C1
Protanomaly#5443C1
Deuteranopia#4E4EC1
Deuteranomaly#5848C1
Tritanopia#4A5D5D
Tritanomaly#565290
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #653EC1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-653ec1: #653EC1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #653EC1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-653ec1': '#653EC1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.243, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_653ec1">#653EC1</color>
SVG fillfill="#653EC1"

More Purple Colors

#653EC1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#653EC1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #653EC1?

#653EC1 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(101, 62, 193) in RGB and hsl(258, 51%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iris (#5A4FCF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.38.

What is the RGB value of #653EC1?

#653EC1 is rgb(101, 62, 193) — red 101, green 62, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #653EC1?

#653EC1 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 68%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #653EC1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #653EC1 scores 6.97:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #653EC1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #653EC1 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.61, which is visibly different.

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