Close to Grape
#653BAE
#653BAE is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 49% saturation and 46% 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 #653BAE.
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
7.53:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.79:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.53:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.79:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #653BAE as they’d see it.
#653BAE 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 #653BAE
What color is #653BAE?
#653BAE is a mid-tone, rich purple, close to the color Grape. In RGB it’s made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 262°, with 49% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #653BAE in RGB?
#653BAE is rgb(101, 59, 174): 101 red, 59 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #653BAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 66, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #653BAE?
PANTONE 2612 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #653BAE?
Its complement #3C5E00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.