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#653B8A closest to Lords of the Night

#653B8A is a dark, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Lords of the Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 23.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(101, 59, 138)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 40% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #653B8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.25:1.

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Variations of #653B8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#653B8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#653B8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #653B8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2E4F88
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F4D8D
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C498B
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2E4F88
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #444989
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5F4A5C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #644278
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #554A62

#653B8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.25:1 Very good#653B8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.55:1 Very poor#653B8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#653B8A in CSS

/* Lords of the Night */
.color { color: #653B8A; }
.background { background-color: #653B8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #653B8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(101 59 138);
color: hsl(272 40% 39%);
color: oklch(0.441 0.130 306.3);

#653B8A FAQ

What color is #653B8A?

#653B8A is a dark, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #653B8A?

#653B8A is rgb(101, 59, 138) in RGB, hsl(272, 40%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 57%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #653B8A?

The complementary color of #653B8A is #608A3B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #653B8A?

White text has the best contrast on #653B8A: 8.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #653B8A a warm or cool color?

#653B8A is a cool color.