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#654474 Color

#654474 is rgb(101, 68, 116) in RGB, hsl(281, 26%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 55%) 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 8.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#654474
HEX#654474
RGBrgb(101, 68, 116)
HSLhsl(281, 26%, 36%)
HSVhsv(281, 41%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.086 314.7)
LABlab(34.19% 21.68 -22.08)
LCHlch(34.19% 30.95 314.47)

What #654474 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 #654474, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.18English Violet#563C5CΔE 10.35Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.43Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 10.99Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.08Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 11.29

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

#654474 Channel Values

How #654474 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 68 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 26% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 41% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.98:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #654474 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 text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #654474 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #654474

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #654474; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#654474
Complementary
#537444
Analogous
#4D4474
Analogous
#74446B
Triadic
#746544
Triadic
#447465
Split comp.
#6B7444
Split comp.
#44744D

Tints & Shades of #654474

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

#7E5591
#956BA8
#AA88B9
#BCA2C8
#D1BFD9
#E6DCEA

Shades

#573A64
#4B3357
#3D2A47
#32223A
#24192A
#19111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #654474.

How #654474 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#654474
Protanopia#4B4B74
Protanomaly#564874
Deuteranopia#515173
Deuteranomaly#5A4C74
Tritanopia#5F4C4C
Tritanomaly#62495F
Achromatopsia#515151

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #654474 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-654474: #654474;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #654474;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-654474': '#654474' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.267, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_654474">#654474</color>
SVG fillfill="#654474"

More Purple Colors

#654474 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#654474 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #654474?

#654474 is a dark purple — rgb(101, 68, 116) in RGB and hsl(281, 26%, 36%) 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 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #654474?

#654474 is rgb(101, 68, 116) — red 101, green 68, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #654474?

#654474 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 41%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #654474 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #654474 scores 7.98:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #654474 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #654474 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 21.03, which is visibly different.

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