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#653FC6 Color

#653FC6 is rgb(101, 63, 198) in RGB, hsl(257, 54%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#653FC6
HEX#653FC6
RGBrgb(101, 63, 198)
HSLhsl(257, 54%, 51%)
HSVhsv(257, 68%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.198 290.1)
LABlab(37.63% 41.68 -65.93)
LCHlch(37.63% 78.00 302.30)

What #653FC6 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 #653FC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.49Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.47Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 12.74Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.07Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 15.05Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.07

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

#653FC6 Channel Values

How #653FC6 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 63 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 54% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 68% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.82:1 vs white · 3.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #653FC6 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 text6.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #653FC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #653FC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #653FC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#653FC6
Complementary
#9FC63F
Analogous
#3F5CC6
Analogous
#A83FC6
Triadic
#C6653F
Triadic
#3FC665
Split comp.
#C6A83F
Split comp.
#5CC63F

Tints & Shades of #653FC6

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

#7B5ACE
#8E72D5
#A48DDD
#BAA9E5
#D0C4ED
#E3DCF4

Shades

#5634AD
#4A2D95
#3D247A
#2F1C5E
#211443
#150D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #653FC6.

How #653FC6 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#653FC6
Protanopia#4747C6
Protanomaly#5544C6
Deuteranopia#4E4EC6
Deuteranomaly#5848C6
Tritanopia#485F5F
Tritanomaly#555494
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #653FC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-653fc6: #653FC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #653FC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-653fc6': '#653FC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.247, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_653fc6">#653FC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#653FC6"

More Purple Colors

#653FC6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#653FC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #653FC6?

#653FC6 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(101, 63, 198) in RGB and hsl(257, 54%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #653FC6?

#653FC6 is rgb(101, 63, 198) — red 101, green 63, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #653FC6?

#653FC6 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 68%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #653FC6 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #653FC6 scores 6.82:1 against white and 3.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #653FC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #653FC6 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 15.65, which is visibly different.

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