Palettes / Colors / #653BCE

#653BCE — Purple

#653BCE is a purple color we call 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 #653BCE 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.

#653BCE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4CE3B; it also sits naturally between #3B5BCE and #AE3BCE. 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 81%

Cyan 51% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #653BCE

.text { color: #653BCE; }
.background { background-color: #653BCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #653BCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 59, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 60%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #653BCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 59, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #653BCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 59, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4CE3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #653BCE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #653BCE

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 #653BCE 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 #653BCE 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

← #653BCD  ·  #653BCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #653BCE?

#653BCE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 101, 59, 206). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #653BCE?

#653BCE is RGB 101, 59, 206 — HSL 257°, 60%, 52% — CMYK 51%, 71%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #653BCE?

Its complement is #A4CE3B; analogous partners are #3B5BCE and #AE3BCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #653BCE for text?

White text on #653BCE has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.07:1.