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#653263

#653263 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 19.6% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 302°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

2.19:1 Fail

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #653263 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#653263
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #653263?

#653263 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 19.6% green, and 38.8% blue. Its hue is 302°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #653263 in RGB?

#653263 is rgb(101, 50, 99): 101 red, 50 green, and 99 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #653263 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 50, 2, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #653263?

PANTONE 261 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #653263?

Its complement #1C4F20 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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