Palettes / Colors / #653BBE

#653BBE — Muted Purple

#653BBE is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #653BBE 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.

#653BBE 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 #95BF3B; it also sits naturally between #3B53BF and #A73BBF. 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 75%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653BBE

.text { color: #653BBE; }
.background { background-color: #653BBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653BBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 59, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 53%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653BBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 59, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653BBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 59, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BF3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653BBE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653BBE

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 #653BBE 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 #653BBE 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 #653BBE?

#653BBE is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 101, 59, 190). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653BBE?

#653BBE is RGB 101, 59, 190 — HSL 259°, 53%, 49% — CMYK 47%, 69%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #653BBE?

Its complement is #95BF3B; analogous partners are #3B53BF and #A73BBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653BBE for text?

White text on #653BBE has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.92:1.