Close to Grape
#650CAB
#650CAB is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 4.7% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #650CAB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.57:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.57:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.19:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #650CAB as they’d see it.
#650CAB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #650CAB
What color is #650CAB?
#650CAB is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 4.7% green, and 67.1% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 87% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #650CAB in RGB?
#650CAB is rgb(101, 12, 171): 101 red, 12 green, and 171 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #650CAB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 93, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #650CAB?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #650CAB?
Its complement #1E5000 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.