Palettes / Colors / #623474

#623474 — Muted Purple

#623474 is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #623474 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#623474 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #467434; it also sits naturally between #423474 and #743466. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 20% · Blue 45%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 55% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #623474

.text { color: #623474; }
.background { background-color: #623474; }
.border { border: 3px solid #623474; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 52, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 38%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #623474; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 52, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #623474; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 52, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#623474">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#623474">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #467434:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #623474: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #623474

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #623474 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #623474 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #623474?

#623474 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 98, 52, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #623474?

#623474 is RGB 98, 52, 116 — HSL 283°, 38%, 33% — CMYK 16%, 55%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #623474?

Its complement is #467434; analogous partners are #423474 and #743466. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #623474 for text?

White text on #623474 has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.26:1.