What color is #614A7B?

#614A7B is a grayish violet known as Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Royal Robe?

The RGB value is 97, 74, 123: 97 red, 74 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Royal Robe?

The complementary color is #647B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614A7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Royal Robe color: hex code #614A7B

#614A7B rgb(97, 74, 123)

Shades of purple

Royal Robe has the hex code #614A7B. It is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29% green and 48.2% blue (97, 74, 123).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Royal Robe (#614A7B) color codes

HEX	`#614A7B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 74, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 40%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 40%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, 20.34, -24.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 31.65, 309.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.953, 8.869, 19.87)`
Decimal	`6376059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Royal Robe, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #614A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #614A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614a7b; }
.text { color: #614a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 74 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614a7b, #794a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #614A7B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #614A7B?: #614A7B is a grayish violet known as Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Royal Robe?: The RGB value is 97, 74, 123: 97 red, 74 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Royal Robe?: The complementary color is #647B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614A7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.