What color is #610A68?

#610A68 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #610A68?

The RGB value is 97, 10, 104: 97 red, 10 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #610A68?

The complementary color is #11680A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #610A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#610A68 color

#610A68 rgb(97, 10, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #610A68 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 3.9% green and 40.8% blue (97, 10, 104).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 82% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Vortex (#540D6E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#610A68 color codes

HEX	`#610A68`
RGB	`rgb(97, 10, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 3.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 82%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 90%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 90%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, 47.33, -32.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 57.44, 325.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.537, 3.758, 13.423)`
Decimal	`6359656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #610A68, 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 #610A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#610A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #610A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #610a68; }
.text { color: #610a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #610a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 10 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #610a68, #680a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #610A68?: #610A68 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Vortex. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #610A68?: The RGB value is 97, 10, 104: 97 red, 10 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #610A68?: The complementary color is #11680A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #610A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.