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#654DA3 Color

#654DA3 is rgb(101, 77, 163) in RGB, hsl(257, 36%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#654DA3
HEX#654DA3
RGBrgb(101, 77, 163)
HSLhsl(257, 36%, 47%)
HSVhsv(257, 53%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.134 293.7)
LABlab(38.61% 25.96 -43.75)
LCHlch(38.61% 50.88 300.68)

What #654DA3 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 #654DA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 6.1Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 9.54Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 12.48Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.15Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.32Purple Heart#69359CΔE 14.47

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

#654DA3 Channel Values

How #654DA3 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 77 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 36% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 53% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #654DA3 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #654DA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #654DA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #654DA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#654DA3
Complementary
#8BA34D
Analogous
#4D5FA3
Analogous
#904DA3
Triadic
#A3654D
Triadic
#4DA365
Split comp.
#A3904D
Split comp.
#5FA34D

Tints & Shades of #654DA3

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

#775FB4
#8F7BC1
#A493CC
#B8ACD8
#CDC4E3
#E4E0F0

Shades

#58438E
#4B3979
#3E2F65
#2F244C
#221A37
#161023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #654DA3.

How #654DA3 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#654DA3
Protanopia#5252A3
Protanomaly#5A50A3
Deuteranopia#5656A3
Deuteranomaly#5C52A3
Tritanopia#565E5E
Tritanomaly#5C577F
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #654DA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-654da3: #654DA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #654DA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-654da3': '#654DA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.302, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_654da3">#654DA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#654DA3"

More Purple Colors

#654DA3 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#654DA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #654DA3?

#654DA3 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(101, 77, 163) in RGB and hsl(257, 36%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #654DA3?

#654DA3 is rgb(101, 77, 163) — red 101, green 77, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #654DA3?

#654DA3 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #654DA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #654DA3 scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #654DA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #654DA3 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 9.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.