#653B66Wine Tour (#653B66) is a dark, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 326°, lightness 0.42 and chroma 0.086. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #653B66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(101, 59, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 27%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 42%, 40%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 42%, 0%, 60%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.5 26 -17.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.420 0.086 326) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Wine Tour shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#67395f — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#683b64 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#653b66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#653b67 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Wine Tour in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.86:1 and against black 2.37:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#b491b4 · #906a91 · #653b66 · #4a244b · #270629 · #080009
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#716792 · #6b517e · #653b66 · #592a49 · #4a1b2d · #390e15
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c19999 · #b47072 · #805f5f · #653b66 · #462447 · #2a0c2b
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#a0d4a3 · #9a839a · #746774 · #653b66 · #3d283d · #1d111d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf4ed · #afa6af · #636863 · #653b66 · #3b323b · #000100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf4ec · #c2ccc2 · #949f95 · #19261a · #000500 · #653b66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dcd6b0 · #93c479 · #be73a1 · #506955 · #653b66 · #1d050d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e7f7e8 · #a6af7d · #1c7664 · #653b66 · #343a02 · #000302
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#faf1df · #bda777 · #04747e · #653b66 · #003d44 · #0a0400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeee3 · #cc9e7f · #437347 · #653b66 · #003a55 · #000200
#7D577E · #967496 · #AF91AF · #C9B0C9 · #E4CFE3
#563056 · #472547 · #381A39 · #2A102B · #1D071E
#603F61 · #5B445C · #564756
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.