Palettes / Colors / #653B70

#653B70 — Dusty Purple

#653B70 is a purple color we call Dusty 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 #653B70 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.

#653B70 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 #47723C; it also sits naturally between #4C3C72 and #723C61. 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 40% · Green 23% · Blue 44%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653B70

.text { color: #653B70; }
.background { background-color: #653B70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653B70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 59, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 31%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653B70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 59, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653B70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 59, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#653B70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#653B70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #47723C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653B70: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653B70

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 #653B70 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 #653B70 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

← #653B6F  ·  #653B71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #653B70?

#653B70 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 101, 59, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653B70?

#653B70 is RGB 101, 59, 112 — HSL 288°, 31%, 34% — CMYK 10%, 47%, 0%, 56%.

What colors go with #653B70?

Its complement is #47723C; analogous partners are #4C3C72 and #723C61. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653B70 for text?

White text on #653B70 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.